Verse 8
Colossians 1:8
Free Bible Version
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That way you'll live lives that rightly represent the Lord and please him, producing all kinds of good results and gaining greater knowledge of God (Elohim).
Original Language Text
greek
ὁ καὶ δηλώσας ἡμῖν τὴν ὑμῶν ἀγάπην ἐν πνεύματι.
English Translation
He who also made your love evident to us in spirit.
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Chapter 1 Context
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This letter comes from Paul, an apostle of Christ Yashua (Jesus) according to the will of God (Elohi...
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To the believers and trusting Christians at Colossae: May you have grace and peace from God (Elohim)...
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We are always thankful to God (Elohim) the Father of our Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ for you, and pra...
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because of the hope prepared for you in heaven. You already heard about this in the good news, the m...
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that came to you just as it has gone throughout the whole world, spreading widely and bringing resul...
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Our dear friend and fellow-worker Epaphras, who is a trustworthy minister of Christ on our behalf, t...
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Because of this we haven't stopped praying for you from the time we heard about you, asking God (Elo...
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That way you'll live lives that rightly represent the Lord and please him, producing all kinds of go...
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May you be made powerfully strong by his wonderful strength, having great patience and endurance.
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May you happily praise the Father, who has made it possible for us to share in the inheritance of Go...
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He rescued us from the tyranny of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
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The Son is the visible image of the invisible God (Elohim). He was before all creation,
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for everything was created through him—in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, empires, ruler...
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He existed before everything, and he holds everything together.
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He is also the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, having the highest position of tho...
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God (Elohim) was pleased to have his full nature live in him,
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and through him brought back everything in the universe to himself, since he made peace through the...
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You once were alienated from God (Elohim), enemies in the way you thought and the way you acted,
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but now he has reconciled you through his dying human body, bringing you into his presence where you...
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But your trust in him must continue rock-solid and immovable. Don't be shaken from the hope of the g...
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I'm happy to have trouble for your sake, for by means of what happens to me physically I'm part of C...
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I serve the church following the direction God (Elohim) gave me about you, to present fully the word...
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This is the mystery that was hidden down through the ages and for many generations, but it's now bee...
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God (Elohim) wanted to make known to them the glorious wealth of this mystery to the nations: Christ...
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We're telling everyone about him, instructing and teaching them in the best way we know how so that...
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That's what I'm working for too, making every effort as I rely on his strength which is powerfully a...
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