<h3>Greeting</h3>1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2 To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. <h3>Thanksgiving and Prayer</h3> 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that 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 increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth, 7 just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf 8 and has made known to us your love in the Spirit. 9 And so, from the day we heard, 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 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 being 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 you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. <h3>The Preeminence of Christ</h3> 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness 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 alienated 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 above reproach before him, 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. <h3>Paul's Ministry to the Church</h3> 24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up 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 stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed 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 everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

Colossians 1:1

Paul, <cr>1</cr>an apostle of Christ Jesus <cr>2</cr>by the will of God, and Timothy <cr>3</cr>our brother,

To the <cr>1</cr>saints and faithful brothers<ft>1</ft> in Christ at Colossae:<pb/><cr>2</cr>Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

Colossians 1:2

Colossians 1:3

<cr>1</cr>We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

since we heard of <cr>1</cr>your faith in Christ Jesus and of <cr>2</cr>the love that you have for all the saints,

Colossians 1:4

because of <cr>1</cr>the hope <cr>2</cr>laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in <cr>3</cr>the word of the truth, the gospel,

Colossians 1:5

which has come to you, as indeed <cr>1</cr>in the whole world it is <cr>2</cr>bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you <cr>3</cr>heard it and understood <cr>4</cr>the grace of God in truth,

Colossians 1:6

just as you learned it from <cr>1</cr>Epaphras our beloved <cr>2</cr>fellow servant.<ft>1</ft> He is <cr>3</cr>a faithful minister of Christ on your<ft>2</ft> behalf

Colossians 1:7

and has made known to us your <cr>1</cr>love in the Spirit.

Colossians 1:8

And so, <cr>1</cr>from the day we heard, <cr>2</cr>we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that <cr>3</cr>you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all <cr>4</cr>spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Colossians 1:9

so as <cr>1</cr>to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, <cr>2</cr>fully pleasing to him: <cr>3</cr>bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Colossians 1:10

<cr>1</cr>being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for <cr>2</cr>all endurance and patience <cr>3</cr>with joy;

Colossians 1:11

<cr>1</cr>giving thanks<ft>1</ft> to the Father, who has qualified you<ft>2</ft> to share in <cr>2</cr>the inheritance of the saints in light.

Colossians 1:12

He <cr>1</cr>has delivered us from <cr>2</cr>the domain of darkness and transferred us to <cr>3</cr>the kingdom of <cr>4</cr>his beloved Son,

Colossians 1:13

<cr>1</cr>in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Colossians 1:14

Colossians 1:15

<cr>1</cr>He is the image of <cr>2</cr>the invisible God, <cr>3</cr>the firstborn of all creation.

For by<ft>1</ft> him all things were created, <cr>1</cr>in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether <cr>2</cr>thrones or <cr>3</cr>dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created <cr>4</cr>through him and for him.

Colossians 1:16

And <cr>1</cr>he is before all things, and in him all things <cr>2</cr>hold together.

Colossians 1:17

And <cr>1</cr>he is the head of the body, the church. He is <cr>2</cr>the beginning, <cr>3</cr>the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.

Colossians 1:18

For <cr>1</cr>in him all the <cr>2</cr>fullness of God was pleased to dwell,

Colossians 1:19

and <cr>1</cr>through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, <cr>2</cr>making peace <cr>3</cr>by the blood of his cross.

Colossians 1:20

<cr>1</cr>And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, <cr>2</cr>doing evil deeds,

Colossians 1:21

he has now reconciled <cr>1</cr>in his body of flesh by his death, <cr>2</cr>in order to present you holy and blameless and <cr>3</cr>above reproach before him,

Colossians 1:22

<cr>1</cr>if indeed you continue in the faith, <cr>2</cr>stable and steadfast, not shifting from <cr>3</cr>the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed <cr>4</cr>in all creation<ft>1</ft> under heaven, <cr>5</cr>and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

Colossians 1:23

Colossians 1:24

Now <cr>1</cr>I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh <cr>2</cr>I am filling up <cr>3</cr>what is lacking in Christ's afflictions <cr>4</cr>for the sake of his body, that is, the church,

<cr>1</cr>of which I became a minister according to <cr>2</cr>the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,

Colossians 1:25

<cr>1</cr>the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.

Colossians 1:26

<cr>1</cr>To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are <cr>2</cr>the riches of the glory of <cr>3</cr>this mystery, which is Christ in you, <cr>4</cr>the hope of glory.

Colossians 1:27

Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that <cr>1</cr>we may present everyone <cr>2</cr>mature in Christ.

Colossians 1:28

For this <cr>1</cr>I toil, <cr>2</cr>struggling <cr>3</cr>with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

Colossians 1:29

 1 Paul,  an apostle of Christ Jesus  by the will of God, and Timothy  our brother, 2 To the  saints and faithful brothers  in Christ at Colossae:  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 since we heard of  your faith in Christ Jesus and of  the love that 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 increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you  heard it and understood  the grace of God in truth, 7 just as you learned it from  Epaphras our beloved  fellow servant.  He is  a faithful minister of Christ on your  behalf 8 and has made known to us your  love in the Spirit. 9 And so,  from the day we heard,  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 so as  to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord,  fully pleasing to him:  bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11  being 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 you  to share in  the inheritance of the saints in light. 13 He  has delivered us from  the domain 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 firstborn of all creation. 16 For by  him all things were created,  in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether  thrones or  dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created  through him and for him. 17 And  he is before all things, and in him all things  hold together. 18 And  he is the head of the body, the church. He is  the beginning,  the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For  in him all the  fullness 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 alienated 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  above reproach before him, 23  if indeed you continue in the faith,  stable and steadfast, not shifting from  the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed  in all creation  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 am filling up  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 stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26  the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed 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 everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that  we may present everyone  mature in Christ. 29 For this  I toil,  struggling  with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

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The ESV is derived from the 1971 text edition of the Revised Standard Version (RSV). ESV Translation Oversight Committee member Wayne Grudem claims that approximately eight percent (or about 60,000 words) of the 1971 RSV text being used for the ESV was revised as of first publication in 2001. Grudem states that the committee removed "every trace of liberal influence that had caused such criticism from evangelicals when the RSV was first published in 1952." Although, Grudem also states that much of the 1971 RSV text left unchanged by the committee "is simply 'the best of the best' of the KJV tradition."

With regard to gender language, the ESV Translation Oversight Committee state that "the goal of the ESV is to render literally what is in the original."[9] The committee expands on this position in claiming that, although the ESV avoids using gender-neutral language (for the purpose of preserving contextual meaning found in the original text), the translation does utilize gender-neutral language in specific cases. The committee further state that their objective was "transparency to the original text, allowing the reader to understand the original on its own terms rather than in the terms of our present-day Western culture."[9] The ESV Study Bible often details in its commentary why a complementarian interpretation of the original text may have been rendered in translation.

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