1 Paulus, Jumala tahtel Jeesuse Kristuse Apostel, ja vend Timoteos,
2 Kolossas elavaile pühadele ja usklikele vendadele Kristuses. Armu teile ja rahu Jumalalt, meie Isalt, ja Issandalt Jeesuselt Kristuselt!
3 Me täname Jumalat ja oma Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse Isa, palvetades igal ajal teie eest,
4 sest me oleme kuulnud teie usust Kristuses Jeesuses ja teie armastusest kõigi pühade vastu,
5 mis teil on taevasse tallele pandud lootuse pärast, millest te varemalt olete kuulnud Evangeeliumi tõesõna kaudu,
6 mis on tulnud teie juurde ja nõnda kogu maailmas on kandmas vilja ning kasvab, nõnda ka teie seas alates sellest päevast, mil te kuulsite ja tunnetasite Jumala armu tõe sees,
7 nõnda nagu te seda ka õppisite Epafrase, meie armsa kaassulase käest, kes on ustav Kristuse abiline teie heaks,
8 kes meile ka on teatanud teie armastusest Vaimus.
9 Sellepärast ei ole ka meie sellest päevast, mil me seda kuulsime, lakanud palvet tegemast ja palumast teie eest, et teid täidetaks tema tahtmise tunnetusega kõiges vaimulikus tarkuses ja arusaamises,
10 et te elaksite väärikalt Issandale, et Temale kõigiti meeldida, vilja kandes kõiges heas töös ning kasvades Jumala tunnetuses
11 ja saades vägevaks kõige väega Tema au vägevust mööda kõigeks püsivuseks ja pikaks meeleks, rõõmuga
12 tänades Isa, Kes teid on teinud kõlbavaks osa saama püha rahva pärandist valguses,
13 Kes meid on päästnud pimeduse võimusest ja on meid asetanud Oma armsa Poja Riiki.
14 Temas on meil lunastus, pattude andekssaamine.
15 Tema on nähtamatu Jumala kuju, kõige loodu esmasündinu.
16 Sest Tema läbi on loodud kõik, mis on taevastes ja mis on maa peal, mis nähtav ja nähtamatu, olgu aujärjed, ülemused, valitsused, võimud; kõik on loodud Tema läbi ja Temasse;
17 ja Tema Ise on enne kõiki, ja kõik püsivad koos Tema sees;
18 ja Tema on ihu — see on Koguduse — pea; Ta on algus ja esmasündinu surnutest, et Ta kõiges saaks esikohale.
19 Sest Jumal arvas heaks kõik täiuse lasta elada Temas
20 ja tehes rahu ristivere läbi, lepitada Tema läbi Enese poole kõik, niihästi selle, mis on maa peal, kui ka selle, mis on taevas.
21 Ja Ta on teid, kes enne olite Temast võõrdunud ja oma meelsuse poolest vaenlased, tehes kurja, nüüd ka lepitatud oma lihalikus ihus surma läbi,
22 et seada teid pühadena ja veatuina ja laitmatuina enese ette,
23 kui te aga jääte ususse hästi rajatuina ja kindlaina ega lase endid ära pöörata Evangeeliumi lootusest, mida te olete kuulnud ja mis on kuulutatud kõigele loodule taeva all ja mille teenijaks mina, Paulus, olen saanud.
24 Nüüd ma olen rõõmus oma kannatamistes teie pärast, ja mis mul veel puudub Kristuse viletsustest, selle ma täiendan omas lihas Tema Ihu heaks, mis on Kogudus,
25 kelle teenijaks ma olen saanud Jumala korralduse järgi, mis minu kätte on usaldatud, et teile täielikult kuulutada Jumala sõna:
26 seda saladust, mis oli varjul endiste ajastute ja sugupõlvede eest, aga nüüd on avalikuks tehtud Tema pühadele,
27 kellele Jumal tahtis teada anda, milline on selle saladuse auhiilguse rikkus paganate seas — see on Kristus teie sees, auhiilguse lootus,
28 Keda me kuulutame, manitsedes igat inimest ja õpetades igat inimest kõiges tarkuses, et valmistada igat inimest täielikuks Kristuses.
29 Selle jaoks minagi näen vaeva ja võitlen Tema tarmu mööda, mis minus on vägevasti tegev.
1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the purpose of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 To the saints and true brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
3 We give praise to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, making prayer for you at all times,
4 After hearing of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have for all the saints,
5 Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,
6 Which has come to you; and which in all the world is giving fruit and increase, as it has done in you from the day when it came to your ears and you had true knowledge of the grace of God;
7 As it was given to you by Epaphras, our well-loved helper, who is a true servant of Christ for us,
8 And who, himself, made clear to us your love in the Spirit.
9 For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit,
10 Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 Full of strength in the measure of the great power of his glory, so that you may undergo all troubles with joy;
12 Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;
13 Who has made us free from the power of evil and given us a place in the kingdom of the Son of his love;
14 In whom we have our salvation, the forgiveness of sins:
15 Who is the image of the unseen God coming into existence before all living things;
16 For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him;
17 He is before all things, and in him all things have being.
18 And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.
19 For God in full measure was pleased to be in him;
20 Through him uniting all things with himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, I say, uniting all things which are on earth or in heaven.
21 And you, who in the past were cut off and at war with God in your minds through evil works, he has now made one
22 In the body of his flesh through death, so that you might be holy and without sin and free from all evil before him:
23 If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
24 Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;
25 Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God,
26 The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,
27 To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
28 Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;
29 And for this purpose I am working, using all my strength by the help of his power which is working in me strongly.