1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ at Colos'sae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have for all the saints,
5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel
6 which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing -- so among yourselves, from the day you heard and understood the grace of God in truth,
7 as you learned it from Ep'aphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf
8 and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
9 And so, from the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
10 to lead a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.
11 May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy,
12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
13 He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation;
16 for in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities -- all things were created through him and for him.
17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
18 He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in everything he might be pre-eminent.
19 For in him all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell,
20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
21 And you, who once were estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,
22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him,
23 provided that you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
25 of which I became a minister according to the divine office which was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now made manifest to his saints.
27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
28 Him we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man mature in Christ.
29 For this I toil, striving with all the energy which he mightily inspires within me.
Versículos relacionados com Colossians, 1:
Colossians 1 begins with Paul introducing himself to the Colossians and giving thanks to God for them. The chapter then deals with the supremacy of Christ and reconciliation through his sacrifice on the cross. Paul explains that his ministry is to proclaim the message of Christ and make disciples in all nations. He also talks about the importance of persevering in faith and the need to grow in God's knowledge and understanding.
1 Corinthians 1:18: "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but for us, who are being saved, it is the power of God." This verse highlights the central message of Colossians 1, which is the supremacy of Christ and reconciliation through his death on the cross.
2 Corinthians 4:4: "The God of this age has blinded the understanding of the unbelievers, so that they do not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, which is the image of God." Paul talks about the need to grow in God's knowledge and understanding in Colossians 1, and this verse highlights the importance of having an open mind to receive the gospel message.
Ephesians 3:17-19: "And by faith in Jesus Christ you are also being built together, forming God's dwelling in the Spirit." This verse talks about the importance of unity among believers, and the need to be rooted in Love of Christ.
Hebrews 1:3: "The Son is the brightness of the glory of God and the exact expression of his being, supporting all things by his powerful word. After performing the purification of sins, he sat on the right of the Majest . " This verse highlights the supremacy of Christ, which is a central theme of Colossians 1.
Romans 16:26: "Now, through the Gospel, the true nature of God, which has been hidden for a long time, has been revealed, and has been announced to the pagans, that they may believe and obey him." This verse highlights the importance of proclaiming the message of Christ and making disciples in all nations, which is an important theme in Colossians 1.
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