You Should Follow Worthy of the Lord, Being Fruitful in Every Good Work |
Colossians 1:1-29 Paul's Epistle to the Colossians [in Smaller Chunks] |
[From:] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, [through] the will of God, [plus] Timotheus, [a.k.a. Timothy,] our brother [in the faith.] To the [Lord God's] saints & faithful brethren, [who believe] in Christ, [who] are [in] Colosse. [May] grace & peace be to you, from God our Father, & the Lord Jesus Christ. |
Since we heard [about] your faith in Christ Jesus, & the love [that] you have [for] all the [the Lord God's] saints, we give thanks & [pray] always to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you. For the hope which is [stored] up for you in heaven, [of which] you heard [about] [previously through] the [Gospel's] Word of Truth. |
Which [has] come to you, [ever] since the day you heard [from the Gospel] & knew the grace of God in Truth. [Like] it [has] [come] [into] all the world; & [brings] forth, [a.k.a. produces,] fruit, [like] it also [does] in you. [John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I Am the Way, the Truth, & the Life. No man [comes] to the Father, [except] by Me.] |
[Like] you also learned [fom] Epaphras, our dear fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister [about] Christ, for you, who also declared your love in the [Holy] Spirit to us. Since the day we heard it, [we] [don't stop praying] for you. And for this [reason] we also desire that you might be filled, in all wisdom, & spiritual understanding, with the knowledge of [God's] will. |
[So] that, you might walk, [a.k.a. follow,] worthy of the Lord, [doing] all [that's] pleasing [to the Lord God,] being fruitful, [a.k.a. productive,] in every good work, [a.k.a. good deed,] & [increase] in the knowledge [about] God. [Ephesians 4:1 Therefore, I, the prisoner [for sharing my faith in] the Lord, [urge] you to [follow] worthy of the vocation, [a.k.a. profession,] [of which] you are called.] |
[Be] strengthened with all: [your] might; all patience; [endurance;] & joyfulness, according to [God's] glorious power. [Philippians 3:9-10 And not having [my] own righteousness, which is by the Law [of Moses,] but [instead to] be found [through the Lord God,] [to have] the righteousness which is [from] God, & is through faith [in] Christ. [So] that, I may know [Jesus Christ,] through the power of His Resurrection. Being made [changed] [by] the fellowship, [a.k.a. relationship of a Friend,] [by all] [Christ's] sufferings, [until] His death.] |
[Give] thanks to the Father, [Who has] made us [to be able] to be [participants] of [the Lord God's] [saints'] inheritance in Light. [1 John 1:5-7 Then, this is the message which we have heard [from Christ,] & declare to you, that God is Light, & there is no darkness at all in Him. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, & [follow] in darkness, we lie, & [don't] have the Truth. But if we [follow] in the Light, [like] He is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another. And the blood of His Son, Jesus Christ, [cleanses] us from all sin.] |
Who [has] delivered us from the power of darkness. [Ephesians 6:12 For we [don't] wrestle against flesh & blood, but [wrestle] against: principalities; powers; the rulers of the [world's] darkness; & against spiritual wickedness in high places.] |
And has translated us, [a.k.a. transported us,] into the Kingdom of His dear Son, in Whom we have Redemption, through [Jesus Christ's] Blood, & even the forgiveness of sins. [Romans 5:9 *But God [demonstrates] His love toward us, in that, while we were [still] sinners, Christ died for us.] |
Who is the image of the invisible God, & firstborn [from the dead,] of every creature. [John 3:18-21 He, [who believes in Jesus Christ,] isn't condemned. But he, [who doesn't believe] is already condemned, because he [hasn't] believed in the Name of the Only Begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that Light [has] come into the world. And men loved darkness rather than Light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone, [who does] evil [hates] the Light, & neither [comes] to the Light, lest his deeds should be [disapproved.] But he, [who does] [what is truthful,] comes to the Light, [so] that his deeds may be made [apparent,] that they are [brought about through] God.] |
For all things were created by Him, that are in: heaven; are [on] the earth; visible, & invisible, whether they [involve:] thrones; dominions; principalities; or powers. All things were created by Him, & for Him. [1 John 4:9 The love of God toward us & was manifested, [a.k.a. made visible,] in this, because God sent His Only Begotten Son into the world, [so] that we might live through Him.] |
And He [was] before all things [existed,] & by Him all things [exist.] [John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God, & the Word was God. The Same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him. And not anything that was made, was made without Him.] |
And [Christ] is the head of the body, [which is] the church. Who is the Beginning, the firstborn from the dead; [so] that He might have [supremacy] in all things. [Revelation 1:5-8 And from Jesus Christ, Who is the faithful witness & the first-begotten [from] the dead, & the Prince [over] the kings of the earth. [From] Him, [Who] loved us & washed us from our sins in His own Blood. And [has] made us: kings & priests to God & His Father. To Him be glory, dominion, [a.k.a. power,] forever & ever. Amen. [Watch, Jesus Christ comes] with clouds. And every eye shall see Him, & also [those, who] pierced Him. And all [families] of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so. Amen. I Am [the] Alpha & Omega, the Beginning & the Ending, [says] the Lord, [Who] Is, [Who] Was, & [Who] Is to Come, the Almighty.] |
For it pleased the Father that all [His] fulness should dwell [in Christ.] And by [Christ,] having made peace through the Blood [Jesus Christ shed on] His cross, I say, to reconcile all things to Himself, whether they are things [created] by Him [on] earth or things in heaven. |
And you, [who] were [sometimes] alienated & enemies, [within] your [minds] by wicked works, [a.k.a deeds, still Christ has] reconciled [& united you] through the body of [Christ's] flesh, through [His] death. |
To [be able to] present you: holy; unblameable, [a.k.a. without blame;] & [without disapproval] in His sight: if you continue in the faith, grounded; settled; & [don't go astray] from the hope of [Salvation through Jesus Christ written within] the Gospel. Which you have heard & was preached, [of which] I, Paul,] am made a minister, [to share my faith in Christ,] to every creature [that] is under heaven. |
For you,] who now rejoice in [the wounds from] my sufferings which [are] [left] behind in my flesh, [from sharing my faith in Jesus Christ,] for you. [2 Corinthians 11:24-25 I received [from] the Jews [39] stripes, [a.k.a. whip marks,] 5 times. I was beaten with rods [3] times, & once I was stoned. I suffered shipwreck [3] times, & have been in the deep [waters] [1] day.] |
The afflictions of Christ, [were] for His body's sake, which is the church. [Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head, [over] the wife, even [like] Christ is the head [over] the church. And [Christ] is the [Savior] of the body, [of the church.] |
[Of which] I'm made a minister [of, the church,] according to [God's] dispensation, [a.k.a. distribution,] [of gifts,] which [are] given to me, for you, to fulfill the Word of God. |
Now, to [the Lord God's] saints, even the mystery which [has] been [hidden] [throughout the] ages & from generations, but is now made manifest, [a.k.a. visible.] Among the Gentiles, to whom God would make known, what is the [richness] of the glory of this mystery, & the hope of glory, which is Christ [is] [within] you. [Acts 13:46-49 Then Paul & Barnabas [grew] bold, & said, It was necessary that the Word of God should 1st have been spoken to you, [a.k.a. Jews.] But [since] you put it [away] from you, & judge yourselves unworthy of Everlasting Life, [look,] we turn to the Gentiles. For the Lord [has] commanded us so, saying, I have [put] you to be a Light [for] the Gentiles, [so] that you [should] be for Salvation to the ends of the earth. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, & glorified the Word of the Lord. And as many as believed, were ordained, [a.k.a. appointed,] to Eternal Life. And the Word of the Lord was published, [a.k.a. proclaimed,] throughout all the region.] |
[So] that we may present every man [perfected through] Christ Jesus, [of] Whom we preach: in all wisdom, warning & teaching every man. [At which point,] I also [labor,] striving to [follow,] according to His [work] [sharing my faith in Jesus Christ,] [Who works within] me mightily. |