1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 4:15. in Christ:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father.1:2 Some manuscripts Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
Thanksgiving and Prayer
3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— 5the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel 6that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. 7You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant,1:7 Or slave who is a faithful minister of Christ on our1:7 Some manuscripts your behalf, 8and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding 10so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, 12and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you1:12 Some manuscripts us to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. 13For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
The Supremacy of the Son of God
15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
21Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of1:21 Or minds, as shown by your evil behavior. 22But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation— 23if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
Paul’s Labor for the Church
24Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. 25I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness— 26the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. 27To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
28He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. 29To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.
1Taita Dios munashcamanta, Jesucristo huillagrichun mingashca Pablondij, huauqui Timoteondijmi,
2Colosas pueblo crijcunaman quillcanchij. Cancunaca Diospajlla cashpami, Jesucristota alli caticunguichij.
Ñucanchij Taita Diospish, Apunchij Jesucristopish cancunamanca, jatun cʼuyaita, sumaj causaita cushca cachun.
Crijcunamanta Pablo Diosta mañashcami
3Cancunamanta Diosta mañacushpaca, Apunchij Jesucristopaj Yaya Diostaca, pagui nicunchijllami. 4Cancuna Cristo Jesusta crishpa caticushcatapish, Diospajlla caj tucui crijcunata cʼuyashcatapish uyarcanchijmi. 5Cancunaca, jahua pachapi huaquichishcata japina yuyailla cashcamantami, chashnaca causacunguichij. Cashcatataj huillaj alli huillaita uyashcamantami, chai yuyailla canguichij. 6Taita Dios mana cʼuyaipajta cʼuyaj cashcamanta chashnataj cashcata cancunaman huillashca punllamantami, cancunapurapipish, tucui shujtaj llajtacunapi uyajcunapipish cai huillaica punllanta mirachishpa huiñachicun. 7Chaitaca, Cristomanta cancunaman alli huillaj, cʼuyashca huauqui Epafras yachachijpimi, yacharcanguichij. Paica, ñucanchijhuanmi Cristota servicun. 8Paimari ñucanchijmanca, Diospaj Espíritu cushca cʼuyaihuan, cancuna ima shina cʼuyanacujta huillarca.
9Ñucanchijpish chaita uyashca punllamantami, cancunamanta Diosta mañanataca manataj saquinchij. Paipaj munai ima cashcata alli yachachichun, Paipaj Espiritupish, ashtahuan alli yachaita, alli yuyaita cancunaman cuchunmi mañaracunchij. 10Cancunaca Apunchij Jesuspaj cashca shinataj, tucuipi Paita cushichishpa causachunmi mañanchij. Chashnami alli granota pʼucuj shina, imatapish allita rurashpa causanguichij. Taita Diostapish, ashtahuan allimi rijsinguichij. 11Diosca, Pai imatapish rurai tucuj sumaj cashcamanta, cancunata sinchiyachingami. Ima llaqui shamujpipish, mana pʼiñarij alli shungu canata yachachingami. 12Yaya Diosca achij llajtapi tucui Paipajlla cajcunahuan, pai cushcata chasquichunmi ñucanchijtaca allichirca. Chaimantami Paitaca cushicushpa, pagui nicunchij. 13Paimari ñucanchijtaca, amsa mandashpa charicunmanta llujshichirca. Chaimanta llujshichishpami, Paipaj cʼuyashca Churi mandacunpi churarca. 14Paimi ñucanchij juchacunata Quiquin yahuarhuan anchuchishpa, ñucanchijta quishpichirca.
Cristo huañujpimi Dios-huan alli tucuna tiyashca
15Cristoca, mana ricuipaj Taita Dios ima shina cashcatataj ricuchijmi.
Shinallataj tucui imalla tiyajcunapaj ñaupamanta Tiyajmi.
16Taita Diosca, Paihuanmari jahua pachapi, cai pachapi
tucui imalla tiyajtaca, ricuipajllacunatapish, mana ricuipajllacunatapish rurarca.
Jatun mandajcunatapish, jatuncunatapish, shujtaj mandajcunatapish, ima mandanata charijcunatapish
Paipaj Churipaj cachunmi, paillahuantaj rurarca.
17Paimari, tucui imapish manaraj tiyajpi, ñaupamanta tiyan.
Tucui imapish Paipaj maquipimi, maillapi cana cashcapi sumajta tiyacun.
18Tandanacushca crijcunaca, Cristopaj Cuerpomi, Paica paicunata Mandaj Umami.
Tucuita Pai callarichij cashcamanta, tucui imapipish Paillataj punta cangapajmi, huañushcacunapaj chaupimantapish Pai punta causarirca.
19Yaya Diosca Cristotaca, tucuipimi Pai shinallataj cachun munarca.
20Diosca, cai pachapi cajcunatapish, jahua pachapi cajcunatapish tucuitami Cristollamanta cutinllataj Paihuan alli tucuchun munarca.
Chaimantami, Cristo Paipaj yahuarta cruzpi jichashcamanta, tucuicunahuan alli tucurca.
21Cancunapish ñaupaca, quiquin yuyaipitaj mana alli cashpami, mana allillata rurashpa causarcanguichij. Chaimantami Diosta pʼiñashpa, Paimanta carupi causarcanguichij. 22Shina cajpipish Diosmari cancunataca, chuya, ima panda illaj, imata mana juchachipajcuna Paipaj ñaupajpi ricurichun munashca. Chaimantami, Cristo Paipaj aichapi huañushcamanta, alli tucushpa chasquirca. 23Cunanca, crishcataca sinchita catiraichijlla; ucujta allashpa shayachishca shina, ama maiman cuyuichijchu. Alli huillaipi cancunaman imallata cusha nishcatapish, ama shitashpa saquichijchu. Cai alli huillaitami cancunaca uyarcanguichij. Caillatatajmi tucui cai pachapi causajcunamanpish huillachishca. Pablomi, chaita huillashpa servicuni.
Cristota crishcataca amataj quichuchinguichijchu
24Cunan cancunamanta llaquicunata apacushpaca, achcatami cushicuni. Cristoca, tandanacushca crijcuna Paipaj Cuerpo cajpimi, paicunamanta llaquita aparca. Pai apashpa catina cashca llaquitami, ñuca quiquin aichapi apacuni. 25Taita Diosmari, Paipaj Shimita cancunaman huillachunca ñucaman mingashca. Chaitaca Pai nishca shinataj huillashpa servijmi cani. Pai Dios nishca shinatajmi pajtachishpa caticuni. 26Cai huillanataca, cai tucui huatacunatami, huahuan huahuanman manaraj huillashpa charicushcalla. Chaitamari cunanca tucui Paipajlla cajcunaman yachaj chayachicun. 27Cristo cancunapi cashpamari, cancunataca sumajyachinga. Cancunataca tucui llajtacunapuramanta japishpamari, Paica chai shuyanata cushca. Pacalla charicushca chai huillanatami cunanca cancunaman huillachicun.
28Ñucanchijca, Paimantami tucui runacunaman huillacunchij. Tucuicunallataj Paita crishpa, Paipaj ñaupajpi alli ricurichunmi, cunashpa alli yachaicunata yachachicunchij. 29Chai yuyaihuanmi, Cristo ñucaman imatapish rurai tucunata cushcamanta, sinchi sinchita shayarishpa huillacunilla.
