골로새서 1

1하나님의 뜻으로 말미암아 그리스도 예수의 사도 된 바울과 형제 디모데는 2골로새에 있는 성도들 곧 그리스도 안에서 신실한 형제들에게 편지하노니 우리 아버지 하나님으로부터 은혜와 평강이 너희에게 있을지어다 3우리가 너희를 위하여 기도할 때마다 하나님 곧 우리 주 예수 그리스도의 아버지께 감사하노라 4이는 그리스도 예수 안에 너희의 믿음과 모든 성도에 대한 사랑을 들음이요 5너희를 위하여 하늘에 쌓아 둔 소망을 인함이니 곧 너희가 전에 복음 진리의 말씀을 들은 것이라 6이 복음이 이미 너희에게 이르매 너희가 듣고 참으로 하나님의 은혜를 깨달은 날부터 너희 중에서와 같이 또한 온 천하에서도 열매를 맺어 자라는도다 7이와 같이 우리와 함께 종 된 사랑하는 에바브라에게 너희가 배웠나니 그는 너희를 위하여 그리스도의 신실한 일꾼이요 8성령 안에서 너희 사랑을 우리에게 고한 자니라 9이로써 우리도 듣던 날부터 너희를 위하여 기도하기를 그치지 아니하고 구하노니 너희로 하여금 모든 신령한 지혜와 총명에 하나님의 뜻을 아는 것으로 채우게 하시고 10주께 합당히 행하여 범사에 기쁘시게 하고 모든 선한 일에 열매를 맺게 하시며 하나님을 아는 것에 자라게 하시고 11그 영광의 힘을 좇아 모든 능력으로 능하게 하시며 기쁨으로 모든 견딤과 오래 참음에 이르게 하시고 12우리로 하여금 빛 가운데서 성도의 기업의 부분을 얻기에 합당하게 하신 아버지께 감사하게 하시기를 원하노라 13그가 우리를 흑암의 권세에서 건져내사 그의 사랑의 아들의 나라로 옮기셨으니 14그 아들 안에서 우리가 구속 곧 죄 사함을 얻었도다 15그는 보이지 아니하시는 하나님의 형상이요 모든 창조물보다 먼저 나신 자니 16만물이 그에게 창조되되 하늘과 땅에서 보이는 것들과 보이지 않는 것들과 혹은 보좌들이나 주관들이나 정사들이나 권세들이나 만물이 다 그로 말미암고 그를 위하여 창조되었고 17또한 그가 만물보다 먼저 계시고 만물이 그 안에 함께 섰느니라 18그는 몸인 교회의 머리라 그가 근본이요 죽은 자들 가운데서 먼저 나신 자니 이는 친히 만물의 으뜸이 되려 하심이요 19아버지께서는 모든 충만으로 예수 안에 거하게 하시고 20그의 십자가의 피로 화평을 이루사 만물 곧 땅에 있는 것들이나 하늘에 있는 것들을 그로 말미암아 자기와 화목케 되기를 기뻐하심이라 21전에 악한 행실로 멀리 떠나 마음으로 원수가 되었던 너희를 22이제는 그의 육체의 죽음으로 말미암아 화목케 하사 너희를 거룩하고 흠 없고 책망할 것이 없는 자로 그 앞에 세우고자 하셨으니 23만일 너희가 믿음에 거하고 터 위에 굳게 서서 너희 들은 바 복음의 소망에서 흔들리지 아니하면 그리하리라 이 복음은 천하 만민에게 전파된 바요 나 바울은 이 복음의 일꾼이 되었노라 24내가 이제 너희를 위하여 받는 괴로움을 기뻐하고 그리스도의 남은 고난을 그의 몸된 교회를 위하여 내 육체에 채우노라 25내가 교회 일꾼 된 것은 하나님이 너희를 위하여 내게 주신 경륜을 따라 하나님의 말씀을 이루려 함이니라 26이 비밀은 만세와 만대로부터 옴으로 감취었던 것인데 이제는 그의 성도들에게 나타났고 27하나님이 그들로 하여금 이 비밀의 영광이 이방인 가운데 어떻게 풍성한 것을 알게 하려 하심이라 이 비밀은 너희 안에 계신 그리스도시니 곧 영광의 소망이니라 28우리가 그를 전파하여 각 사람을 권하고 모든 지혜로 각 사람을 가르침은 각 사람을 그리스도 안에서 완전한 자로 세우려 함이니 29이를 위하여 나도 내 속에서 능력으로 역사하시는 이의 역사를 따라 힘을 다하여 수고하노라

1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints, 5because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News, 6which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; 7even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, 8who also declared to us your love in the Spirit. 9For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy; 12giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light; 13who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love; 14in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins; 15who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him. 17He is before all things, and in him all things are held together. 18He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him; 20and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross. 21You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works, 22yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him, 23if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant. 24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly; 25of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God, 26the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints, 27to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory; 28whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus; 29for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

1Paulus, een apostel van Jezus Christus, door de wil van God, en Timotheus, de broeder, 2Den heiligen en gelovige broederen in Christus, die te Kolosse zijn: genade zij u en vrede van God, onzen Vader, en den Heere Jezus Christus. 3Wij danken den God en Vader van onzen Heere Jezus Christus, altijd voor u biddende; 4Alzo wij van uw geloof in Christus Jezus gehoord hebben, en van de liefde, die gij hebt tot alle heiligen. 5Om de hoop, die u weggelegd is in de hemelen, van welke gij te voren gehoord hebt, door het Woord der waarheid, namelijk des Evangelies; 6Hetwelk tot u gekomen is, gelijk ook in de gehele wereld, en het brengt vruchten voort, gelijk ook onder u, van dien dag af dat gij gehoord hebt, en de genade Gods in waarheid bekend hebt. 7Gelijk gij ook geleerd hebt van Epafras, onzen geliefden mededienstknecht, dewelke een getrouw dienaar van Christus is voor u; 8Die ons ook verklaard heeft uw liefde in den Geest. 9Waarom ook wij, van dien dag af dat wij het gehoord hebben, niet ophouden voor u te bidden en te begeren, dat gij moogt vervuld worden met de kennis van Zijn wil, in alle wijsheid en geestelijk verstand; 10Opdat gij moogt wandelen waardiglijk den Heere, tot alle behagelijkheid, in alle goede werken vrucht dragende, en wassende in de kennis van God; 11Met alle kracht bekrachtigd zijnde, naar de sterkte Zijner heerlijkheid, tot alle lijdzaamheid en lankmoedigheid, met blijdschap; 12Dankende den Vader, Die ons bekwaam gemaakt heeft, om deel te hebben in de erve der heiligen in het licht; 13Die ons getrokken heeft uit de macht der duisternis, en overgezet heeft in het Koninkrijk van den Zoon Zijner liefde; 14In Denwelke wij de verlossing hebben door Zijn bloed, namelijk de vergeving der zonden; 15Dewelke het Beeld is des onzienlijken Gods, de Eerstgeborene aller kreaturen. 16Want door Hem zijn alle dingen geschapen, die in de hemelen en die op de aarde zijn, die zienlijk en die onzienlijk zijn, hetzij tronen, hetzij heerschappijen, hetzij overheden, hetzij machten; alle dingen zijn door Hem en tot Hem geschapen; 17En Hij is voor alle dingen, en alle dingen bestaan te zamen door Hem; 18En Hij is het Hoofd des lichaams, namelijk der Gemeente, Hij, Die het Begin is, de Eerstgeborene uit de doden, opdat Hij in allen de Eerste zou zijn. 19Want het is des Vaders welbehagen geweest, dat in Hem al de volheid wonen zou; 20En dat Hij, door Hem vrede gemaakt hebbende door het bloed Zijns kruises, door Hem, zeg ik, alle dingen verzoenen zou tot Zichzelven, hetzij de dingen, die op de aarde, hetzij de dingen die in de hemelen zijn. 21En Hij heeft u, die eertijds vervreemd waart, en vijanden door het verstand in de boze werken, nu ook verzoend, 22In het lichaam Zijns vleses, door den dood, opdat Hij u zou heilig en onberispelijk en onbeschuldiglijk voor Zich stellen; 23Indien gij maar blijft in het geloof, gefondeerd en vast, en niet bewogen wordt van de hope des Evangelies, dat gij gehoord hebt, hetwelk gepredikt is onder al de kreature, die onder den hemel is; van hetwelk ik Paulus een dienaar geworden ben; 24Die mij nu verblijd in mijn lijden voor u, en vervulle in mijn vlees de overblijfselen van de verdrukkingen van Christus, voor Zijn lichaam, hetwelk is de Gemeente; 25Welker dienaar ik geworden ben, naar de bedeling van God, die mij gegeven is aan u, om te vervullen het Woord Gods; 26Namelijk de verborgenheid, die verborgen is geweest van alle eeuwen en van alle geslachten, maar nu geopenbaard is aan Zijn heiligen; 27Aan wie God heeft willen bekend maken, welke zij de rijkdom der heerlijkheid dezer verborgenheid onder de heidenen, welke is Christus onder u, de Hoop der heerlijkheid; 28Denwelken wij verkondigen, vermanende een iegelijk mens, en lerende een iegelijk mens in alle wijsheid, opdat wij zouden een iegelijk mens volmaakt stellen in Christus Jezus; 29Waartoe ik ook arbeide, strijdende naar Zijn werking, die in mij werkt met kracht.