Colossians 2
12.Giving thanks unto
the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance
of the saints in light:
13.Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated
us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14.In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness
of sins:
15.Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16.For by him were all things created , that are in heaven, and that
are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions,
or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for
him:
17.And he is before all things, and by him all things consist .
18.And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence
.
19.For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell ;
20.And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to
reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things
in earth, or things in heaven.
21.And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by
wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22.In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable
and unreproveable in his sight:
23.If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved
away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard , and which was
preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am
made a minister;
24.Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which
is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake,
which is the church:
25.Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God
which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
26.Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations,
but now is made manifest to his saints:
27.To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this
mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
28.Whom we preach , warning every man, and teaching every man in all
wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
29.Whereunto I also labour , striving according to his working, which
worketh in me mightily .