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Colossians · read by Chuck Smith
56 verses, in order. Only the verses Chuck read aloud are shown.
Colossians 1
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 1
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We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 1
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because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—Read from NASB1995 · (Through the Bible) Colossians 1
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the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospelRead from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 1
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and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 1
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For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 1
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so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 1
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The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.Read from KJV · Our Awesome God - Part 4
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For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.Read from KJV · Our Awesome God - Part 4
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He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.Read from KJV · Our Awesome God - Part 4
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And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.Read from KJV · Jesus Is Coming Again (video)
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For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,Read from KJV · Our Awesome God - Part 4
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and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 1
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But now He has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 1
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if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 1
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Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 1
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I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 1
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To 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.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 1
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We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 1
Colossians 2
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For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
Colossians 3
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Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Jude
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and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.Read from KJV · A Thankful Heart
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Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.Read from NKJV · A Psalm of Thanksgiving
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And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
Colossians 4
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Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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Pray that I may declare it clearly, as I should.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.Read from NKJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4
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This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.Read from KJV · (Through the Bible) Colossians 2-4