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Kolosanom 1

1 Pavol, z Božej vôle apoštol Krista Ježiša, a brat Timotej2 tým svätým a veriacim bratom v Kristovi, čo sú v Kolosách: Milosť vám a pokoj od Boha, nášho Otca.3 Vzdávame vďaky Bohu, Otcovi nášho Pána Ježiša Krista, vždy, keď sa za vás modlíme,4 lebo sme počuli o vašej viere v Krista Ježiša a o láske, akú máte k všetkým svätým,5 pre nádej, ktorú máte uloženú v nebi. Už ste o nej počuli v pravdivom slove evanjelia.6 Ono k vám prišlo, a ako na celom svete prináša ovocie a rastie, tak aj u vás od toho dňa, keď ste počuli a spoznali Božiu milosť v pravde.7 Tak ste sa to naučili od nášho milovaného spolupracovníka Epafrasa. On namiesto nás verne slúži Kristovi;8 on nám rozprával aj o vašej láske v Duchu.9 Preto aj my odo dňa, keď sme to počuli, neprestávame sa za vás modliť a prosiť, aby ste boli naplnení poznaním jeho vôle vo všetkej múdrosti a duchovnej chápavosti,10 aby ste žili, ako sa patrí vzhľadom na Pána, a páčili sa mu vo všetkom, tým, že budete prinášať ovocie všetkých dobrých skutkov a rásť v poznaní Boha,11 a aby ste mocou jeho slávy upevnení všetkou silou boli veľmi trpezliví a vytrvalí a s radosťou12 vzdávali vďaky Otcovi, ktorý vás urobil súcimi mať účasť na podiele svätých vo svetle.13 On nás vytrhol z moci tmy a preniesol do kráľovstva svojho milovaného Syna,14 v ktorom máme vykúpenie, odpustenie hriechov.15 On je obraz neviditeľného Boha, prvorodený zo všetkého stvorenia,16 lebo v ňom bolo stvorené všetko na nebi a na zemi, viditeľné i neviditeľné, tróny aj panstvá, kniežatstvá aj mocnosti. Všetko je stvorené skrze neho a pre neho.17 On je pred všetkým a všetko v ňom spočíva.18 On je hlavou tela, Cirkvi. On je počiatok, prvorodený z mŕtvych, aby on mal vo všetkom prvenstvo.19 Lebo Boh chcel, aby v ňom prebývala všetka plnosť20 a aby skrze neho zmieril všetko so sebou, keď pre jeho krv na kríži priniesol pokoj všetkému, čo je na zemi aj čo je na nebi.21 Aj vás, čo ste boli kedysi odcudzení a znepriatelení zmýšľaním a zlými skutkami,22 teraz skrze smrť v jeho ľudskom tele zmieril so sebou, aby si vás postavil pred svoju tvár svätých, nepoškvrnených a bez úhony.23 Pravda, ak vytrváte vo viere upevnení, stáli a neodkloniteľní od nádeje evanjelia, ktoré ste počuli a ktoré sa hlása každému stvoreniu, čo je pod nebom; a ja, Pavol, stal som sa jeho služobníkom.24 Teraz sa radujem v utrpeniach pre vás a na vlastnom tele dopĺňam to, čo chýba Kristovmu utrpeniu pre jeho telo, ktorým je Cirkev.25 Ja som sa stal jej služobníkom podľa Božieho daru, ktorý som dostal pre vás, aby som naplnil Božie slovo,26 tajomstvo, ktoré bolo od vekov a pokolení skryté, ale teraz sa zjavilo jeho svätým.27 Im chcel Boh dať poznať bohatstvo slávy tohto tajomstva medzi pohanmi, a ním je Kristus vo vás, nádej slávy.28 My ho zvestujeme, pričom napomíname každého človeka a učíme každého človeka vo všetkej múdrosti, aby sme každého človeka priviedli k dokonalosti v Kristovi.29 O to sa namáham a borím, jeho mocou, ktorá vo mne mohutne pôsobí.

COLOSSIANS 1

1 From Paul, chosen by God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from Timothy, who is also a follower.

2 To God's people who live in Colossae and are faithful followers of Christ.
I pray that God our Father will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!

A Prayer of Thanks


3 Each time we pray for you, we thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 We have heard of your faith in Christ and of your love for all God's people,

5 because what you hope for is kept safe for you in heaven. You first heard about this hope when you believed the true message, which is the good news.
6 The good news is spreading all over the world with great success. It has spread in this same way among you, ever since the first day you learned the truth about God's wonderful kindness 7 t from our good friend Epaphras. He works together with us for Christ and is a faithful worker for you.t

8 He is also the one who told us about the love that God's Spirit has given you.

The Person and Work //of Christ


9 We have not stopped praying for you since the first day we heard about you. In fact, we always pray that God will show you everything he wants you to do and that you may have all the wisdom and understanding his Spirit gives. 10 Then you will live a life that honors the Lord, and you will always please him by doing good deeds. You will come to know God even better.

11 His glorious power will make you patient and strong enough to endure anything, and you will be truly happy.
12 I pray that you will be grateful to God for letting yout have part in what he has promised his people in the kingdom of light. 13 God rescued us from the dark power of Satan and brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son,

14 t who forgives our sins and sets us free.

15  t Christ is exactly like God,
who cannot be seen.
He is the first-born Son,
superior to all creation.

16 Everything was created by him,
everything in heaven
and on earth,
everything seen and unseen,
including all forces
and powers,
and all rulers
and authorities.
All things were created
by God's Son,
and everything was made
for him.

17 God's Son was before all else,
and by him everything
is held together.

18  t He is the head of his body,
which is the church.
He is the very beginning,
the first to be raised
from death,
so that he would be
above all others.

19 God himself was pleased
to live fully in his Son.

20  t And God was pleased
for him to make peace
by sacrificing his blood
on the cross,
so that all beings in heaven
and on earth
would be brought back to God.
21 You used to be far from God. Your thoughts made you his enemies, and you did evil things. 22 But his Son became a human and died. So God made peace with you, and now he lets you stand in his presence as people who are holy and faultless and innocent.

23 But you must stay deeply rooted and firm in your faith. You must not give up the hope you received when you heard the good news. It was preached to everyone on earth, and I myself have become a servant of this message.

Paul's Service to the Church


24 I am glad I can suffer for you. I am pleased also that in my own body I can continuet the suffering of Christ for his body, the church. 25 God's plan was to make me a servant of his church and to send me to preach his complete message to you. 26 For ages and ages this message was kept secret from everyone, but now it has been explained to God's people.

27 God did this because he wanted you Gentiles to understand his wonderful and glorious mystery. And the mystery is that Christ lives in you, and he is your hope of sharing in God's glory.
28 We announce the message about Christ, and we use all our wisdom to warn and teach everyone, so all of Christ's followers will grow and become mature. 29 This is why I work so hard and use the mighty power he gives me.