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Colossians · read by Dean Stump
41 verses, in order. Only the verses Dean 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 · The Exalted Christ
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To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.Read from KJV · The Exalted Christ
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We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,Read from KJV · The Exalted Christ
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because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—Read from KJV · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.Read from KJV · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfullyRead from KJV · The Exalted Christ
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giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.Read from KJV · The Exalted Christ
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He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,Read from KJV · The Exalted Christ
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The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.Read from KJV · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.Read from KJV · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.Read from KJV · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.Read from KJV · The Exalted Christ
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 · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.Read from KJV · The Exalted Christ
Colossians 3
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Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,Read from KJV · The Last Words of a Martyr
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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 · The Exalted Christ
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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 · The Last Words of a Martyr
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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 · The Exalted Christ