Colossians 1 – NIRV & NAV

New International Reader’s Version

Colossians 1:1-29

1I, Paul, am writing this letter. I am an apostle of Christ Jesus just as God planned. Our brother Timothy joins me in writing.

2We are sending this letter to you, our brothers and sisters in Colossae. You belong to Christ. You are holy and faithful.

May God our Father give you grace and peace.

Paul Prays and Gives Thanks

3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you. 4We thank him because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus. We have also heard that you love all God’s people. 5Your faith and love are based on the hope you have. What you hope for is stored up for you in heaven. You have already heard about it. You were told about it when the true message was given to you. I’m talking about the good news 6that has come to you. In the same way, the good news is bearing fruit. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world. It has been doing that among you since the day you heard it. That is when you really understood God’s grace. 7You learned the good news from Epaphras. He is dear to us. He serves Christ together with us. He faithfully works for Christ and for us among you. 8He also told us about your love that comes from the Holy Spirit.

9That’s why we have not stopped praying for you. We have been praying for you since the day we heard about you. We keep asking God to fill you with the knowledge of what he wants. We pray he will give you the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives. 10Then you will be able to lead a life that is worthy of the Lord. We pray that you will please him in every way. So we want you to bear fruit in every good thing you do. We pray that you will grow to know God better. 11We want you to be very strong, in keeping with his glorious power. We want you to be patient. We pray that you will never give up. 12We want you to give thanks with joy to the Father. He has made you fit to have what he will give to all his holy people. You will all receive a share in the kingdom of light. 13He has saved us from the kingdom of darkness. He has brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. 14Because of what the Son has done, we have been set free. Because of him, all our sins have been forgiven.

The Son of God Is Better Than Everything Else

15The Son is the exact likeness of God, who can’t be seen. The Son is first, and he is over all creation. 16All things were created in him. He created everything in heaven and on earth. He created everything that can be seen and everything that can’t be seen. He created kings, powers, rulers and authorities. All things have been created by him and for him. 17Before anything was created, he was already there. He holds everything together. 18And he is the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning. He is the first to be raised from the dead. That happened so that he would be far above everything. 19God was pleased to have his whole nature living in Christ. 20God was pleased to bring all things back to himself. That’s because of what Christ has done. These things include everything on earth and in heaven. God made peace through Christ’s blood, by his death on the cross.

21At one time you were separated from God. You were enemies in your minds because of your evil ways. 22But because Christ died, God has brought you back to himself. Christ’s death has made you holy in God’s sight. So now you don’t have any flaw. You are free from blame. 23But you must keep your faith steady and firm. You must not move away from the hope the good news holds out to you. This is the good news that you heard. It has been preached to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, now serve the good news.

Paul’s Work for the Church

24I am happy because of what I am suffering for you. My suffering joins with and continues the sufferings of Christ. I suffer for his body, which is the church. 25I serve the church. God appointed me to bring the complete word of God to you. 26That word contains the mystery that has been hidden for many ages. But now it has been made known to the Lord’s people. 27God has chosen to make known to them the glorious riches of that mystery. He has made it known among the Gentiles. And here is what it is. Christ is in you. He is your hope of glory.

28Christ is the one we preach about. With all the wisdom we have, we warn and teach everyone. When we bring them to God, we want them to be like Christ. We want them to be grown up as people who belong to Christ. 29That’s what I’m working for. I work hard with all the strength of Christ. His strength works powerfully in me.

Ketab El Hayat

كولوسي 1:1-29

1مِنْ بُولُسَ وَهُوَ رَسُولٌ لِلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ بِمَشِيئَةِ اللهِ، وَمِنَ الأَخِ تِيمُوثَاوُسَ، 2إِلَى الإِخْوَةِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ وَالأُمَنَاءِ فِي الْمَسِيحِ، الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي مَدِينَةِ كُولُوسِّي. لِتَكُنْ لَكُمُ النِّعْمَةُ وَالسَّلامُ مِنَ اللهِ أَبِينَا وَالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ.

شكر وصلاة

3إِنَّنَا دَائِماً نَرْفَعُ الشُّكْرَ لِلهِ، أَبِي رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ فِيمَا نُصَلِّي لأَجْلِكُمْ. 4إِذْ بَلَغَنَا خَبَرُ إِيمَانِكُمْ بِالْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ وَالْمَحَبَّةِ الَّتِي لَكُمْ نَحْوَ جَمِيعِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ، 5بِسَبَبِ الرَّجَاءِ الْمَحْفُوظِ لَكُمْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ، الرَّجَاءِ الَّذِي سَمِعْتُمْ بِهِ سَابِقاً فِي كَلِمَةِ الْحَقِّ الَّتِي فِي الإِنْجِيلِ 6وَالَّتِي وَصَلَتْ إِلَيْكُمْ كَمَا تَنْتَشِرُ الآنَ فِي الْعَالَمِ أَجْمَعَ، مُنْتِجَةً الثَّمَرَ وَنَامِيَةً، مِثْلَمَا يَحْدُثُ بَيْنَكُمْ أَنْتُمْ مُنْذُ أَنْ سَمِعْتُمْ بِنِعْمَةِ اللهِ وَاخْتَبَرْتُمُوهَا بِالْحَقِّ، 7عَلَى حَسَبِ مَا تَعَلَّمْتُمْ مِنْ أَبَفْرَاسَ شَرِيكِنَا الْعَبْدِ الْحَبِيبِ، وَالْخَادِمِ الأَمِينِ لِلْمَسِيحِ عِنْدَكُمْ 8وَهُوَ نَفْسُهُ أَخْبَرَنَا بِمَا لَكُمْ مِنَ الْمَحَبَّةِ فِي الرُّوحِ.

9لِذَلِكَ نَحْنُ أَيْضاً، مِنَ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي فِيهِ سَمِعْنَا بِأَخْبَارِكُمْ، مَازِلْنَا نُصَلِّي وَنَتَضَرَّعُ لأَجْلِكُمْ، لأَنْ تَمْتَلِئُوا مِنْ تَمَامِ مَعْرِفَةِ مَشِيئَةِ اللهِ فِي كُلِّ حِكْمَةٍ وَإِدْرَاكٍ رُوحِيٍّ، 10لِكَيْ تَسْلُكُوا سُلُوكاً لائِقاً بِالرَّبِّ وَمُرْضِياً فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، مُنْتِجِينَ الثَّمَرَ فِي كُلِّ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ وَنَامِينَ فِي مَعْرِفَةِ اللهِ إِلَى التَّمَامِ، 11مُتَشَدِّدِينَ بِكُلِّ قُوَّةٍ مُوَافِقَةٍ لِقُدْرَةِ مَجْدِهِ، لِتَتَمَكَّنُوا تَمَاماً مِنَ الاحْتِمَالِ وَطُولِ الْبَالِ، 12رَافِعِينَ الشُّكْرَ بِفَرَحٍ لِلآبِ الَّذِي جَعَلَكُمْ أَهْلاً لِلاشْتِرَاكِ فِي مِيرَاثِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ فِي النُّورِ، 13هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْقَذَنَا مِنْ سُلْطَةِ الظَّلامِ وَنَقَلَنَا إِلَى مَلَكُوتِ ابْنِ مَحَبَّتِهِ 14الَّذِي فِيهِ لَنَا الْفِدَاءُ، أَيْ غُفْرَانُ الْخَطَايَا.

مجد المسيح

15هُوَ صُورَةُ اللهِ الَّذِي لَا يُرَى، وَالْبِكْرُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا قَدْ خُلِقَ، 16إِذْ بِهِ خُلِقَتْ جَمِيعُ الأَشْيَاءِ: مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ، مَا يُرَى وَمَا لَا يُرَى، أَعُرُوشاً كَانَتْ أَمْ سِيَادَاتٍ أَمْ رِئَاسَاتٍ أَمْ سُلْطَاتٍ. كُلُّ مَا فِي الْكَوْنِ قَدْ خُلِقَ بِهِ وَلأَجْلِهِ. 17هُوَ كَائِنٌ قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَبِهِ يَدُومُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ. 18وَهُوَ رَأْسُ الْجَسَدِ، أَيِ الْكَنِيسَةِ؛ هُوَ الْبَدَاءَةُ وَبِكْرُ الْقَائِمِينَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَمْوَاتِ، لِيَكُونَ لَهُ الْمَقَامُ الأَوَّلُ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ. 19فَفِيهِ سُرَّ اللهُ أَنْ يَحِلَّ بِكُلِّ مِلْئِهِ، 20وَأَنْ يُصَالِحَ بِهِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ مَعَ نَفْسِهِ، إِذْ أَحَلَّ السَّلامَ بِدَمِهِ عَلَى الصَّلِيبِ، فَبِهِ يُصَالَحُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ، سَوَاءٌ مَا كَانَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ أَوْ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ.

21وَأَنْتُمْ، يَا مَنْ كُنْتُمْ فِي الْمَاضِي أَجَانِبَ وَأَعْدَاءَ فِي الْفِكْرِ، بِأَعْمَالِكُمُ الشِّرِّيرَةِ، 22قَدْ صَالَحَكُمُ الآنَ فِي جَسَدِ بَشَرِيَّةِ (ابْنِهِ) بِالْمَوْتِ. وَذَلِكَ لِكَيْ يُحْضِرَكُمْ فَتَمْثُلُوا أَمَامَهُ وَأَنْتُمْ قِدِّيسُونَ بِلا ذَنْبٍ وَلا لَوْمٍ. 23عَلَى أَنْ تَثْبُتُوا فِعْلاً فِي الإِيمَانِ، مُؤَسَّسِينَ وَرَاسِخِينَ وَغَيْرَ مُتَحَوِّلِينَ عَنْ رَجَاءِ الإِنْجِيلِ الَّذِي سَمِعْتُمُوهُ، الَّذِي بُشِّرَ بِهِ لِلْخَلِيقَةِ كُلِّهَا تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ، وَلَهُ صِرْتُ أَنَا بُولُسَ خَادِماً.

جهاد بولس من أجل الكنيسة

24وَالآنَ أَنَا أَفْرَحُ فِي الآلامِ الَّتِي أُقَاسِيهَا لأَجْلِكُمْ، وَأُتَمِّمُ فِي جَسَدِي مَا نَقَصَ مِنْ ضِيقَاتِ الْمَسِيحِ لأَجْلِ جَسَدِهِ الَّذِي هُوَ الْكَنِيسَةُ، 25وَلَهَا قَدْ صِرْتُ أَنَا خَادِماً بِمُوجِبِ تَدْبِيرِ اللهِ الْمَوْهُوبِ لِي مِنْ أَجْلِكُمْ، وَهُوَ أَنْ أُتَمِّمَ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ، بِإِعْلانِ 26السِّرِّ الَّذِي كَانَ مَكْتُوماً طَوَالَ الْعُصُورِ وَالأَجْيَالِ، وَلكِنْ كُشِفَ الآنَ لِقِدِّيسِيهِ، 27الَّذِينَ أَرَادَ اللهُ أَنْ يُعْلِنَ لَهُمْ كَمْ هُوَ غَنِيٌّ مَجْدُ هَذَا السِّرِّ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ: أَنَّ الْمَسِيحَ فِيكُمْ، وَهُوَ رَجَاءُ الْمَجْدِ؛ 28هَذَا السِّرُّ نُعْلِنُهُ نَحْنُ، وَاعِظِينَ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ، وَمُعَلِّمِينَ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ، فِي كُلِّ حِكْمَةٍ، لِكَيْ نُحْضِرَ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ كَامِلاً فِي الْمَسِيحِ. 29وَلأَجْلِ هَذَا أَتْعَبُ أَنَا أَيْضاً وَأُجَاهِدُ، بِفَضْلِ قُدْرَتِهِ الْعَامِلَةِ فِيَّ بِقُوَّةٍ.