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Colossians · read by John Piper
33 verses, in order. Only the verses John read aloud are shown.
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 NASB1995 · (Education for Exultation) Set Apart Rick, Randy, and the Rest for the Work
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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 NASB1995 · (Education for Exultation) Set Apart Rick, Randy, and the Rest for the Work
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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 NASB1995 · (Education for Exultation) Set Apart Rick, Randy, and the Rest for the Work
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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 ESV · All Things Were Created Through Him and for Him
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He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.Read from NASB1995 · All Things Subject to the Risen Christ
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For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,Read from ESV · The Supremacy of Christ in Everything
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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 ESV · The Supremacy of Christ in Everything
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Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.Read from ESV · I Have Kept the Faith
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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 NASB1995 · Battling Unbelief - Part 3
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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 ESV · (Biographies) Adoniram Judson
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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 NASB1995 · Gravity and Gladness on Sunday Morning - Lesson 3b
Colossians 2
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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 ESV · The Supremacy of Christ in Everything
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For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.Read from ESV · The Supremacy of Christ in Everything
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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 ESV · How to Deal with the Guilt of Sexual Failure？
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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 ESV · How to Deal with the Guilt of Sexual Failure？
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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 ESV · The Suffering of Christ and the Sovereignty of God
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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 ESV · The Supremacy of Christ in Everything
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These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.Read from ESV · Each One Should Be Fully Convinced in His Own Mind
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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 ESV · The Supremacy of Christ in Everything
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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 ESV · The Line of Prayer
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"Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!"?Read from ESV · Flesh Tank and Peashooter Regulations
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These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.Read from ESV · Flesh Tank and Peashooter Regulations
Colossians 3
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Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.Read from ESV · Subjection to God and Subjection to the State, Part Four
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For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.Read from ESV · Seek the Things That Are Above
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When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.Read from ESV · Seek the Things That Are Above
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Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.Read from NASB1995 · Battling Unbelief - Part 8
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Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.Read from ESV · Marriage God's Showcase of Covenant Keeping Grace
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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 ESV · Racial Harmony and Interracial Marriage
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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 ESV · Marriage God's Showcase of Covenant Keeping Grace
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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 ESV · The Glory of God and Why We Sing
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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 NASB1995 · Gravity and Gladness on Sunday Morning - Lesson 1b
Colossians 4
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Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.Read from ESV · The Sadness and Beauty of Paul’s Final Words