Kolosser 1 | Библия, синодално издание

1 Павел, апостол на Иисуса Христа по воля Божия, и брат Тимотей, –

2 до светите и верни в Христа Иисуса братя в Колоса: благодат вам и мир от Бога Отца нашего и Господа Иисуса Христа.

3 Благодарим на Бога и Отца на Господа нашего Иисуса Христа, молейки се винаги за вас,

4 понеже чухме за вашата вяра в Христа Иисуса и за любовта ви към всички светии,

5 при надеждата на отреденото вам на небесата, за което по-преди чухте от истинското слово на благовестието,

6 що пребъдва у вас, както и в цял свят, и принася плод и расте, както и между вас от деня, когато чухте и познахте истински Божията благодат,

7 както се и научихте от Епафраса, нашия възлюбен сътрудник, който е верен служител Христов заради вас,

8 и ни извести за вашата чрез Духа любов.

9 Затова и ние от деня, когато чухме това, не преставаме да се молим за вас и да просим, щото вие да имате пълно познание на волята Му във всяка премъдрост и духовно разбиране,

10 та да постъпвате достойно за Бога, като Му угождавате във всичко, като принасяте плод във всяко добро дело и растете в познаването Бога,

11 като се укрепявате с всякаква сила чрез Неговата славна мощ за всяко търпение и великодушие с радост,

12 като благодарите на Бога и Отца, Който ни направи способни да участвуваме в наследството на светиите в светлината,

13 избави ни от властта на тъмнината и ни премести в царството на възлюбения Си Син,

14 в Когото имаме изкупление чрез кръвта Му и прошка на греховете,

15 и Който е образ на невидимия Бог, роден преди всяка твар;

16 понеже чрез Него е създадено всичко, що е на небесата и що е на земята, видимо и невидимо; било Престоли, било Господства, било Началства, било Власти – всичко чрез Него и за Него е създадено;

17 Той е по-напред от всичко, и всичко чрез Него се държи.

18 И Той е Глава на тялото, сиреч на църквата; Той е начатък, първороден измежду мъртвите, за да има във всичко първенство;

19 понеже в Него благоволи Отец, да обитава всичката пълнота,

20 и чрез Него да примири със Себе Си всичко, било земно, било небесно, като го умиротвори чрез Него, с кръвта на кръста Му.

21 И вас, които някога бяхте отстранени от Бога и Негови врагове поради разположение към лоши дела,

22 сега ви примири в тялото на Неговата плът, чрез смъртта Му, за да ви представи свети, непорочни и безукорни пред Себе Си,

23 ако само пребъдвате във вярата твърди и непоколебими, и бъдете непоклатни в надеждата на проповяданото на всяка поднебесна твар благовестие, което чухте и на което аз, Павел, станах служител.

24 Сега се радвам в страданията си за вас и подпълвам недостига от скърби Христови в моята плът за тялото Христово, което е църквата,

25 на която аз станах служител по Божия наредба, мен възложена за вас, за да изпълня словото Божие, –

26 тайната, скрита от векове и родове, а сега открита на светиите Му,

27 на които Бог пожела да покаже, какво богатство на слава има за езичниците в тази тайна, именно, че Христос, упованието на славата, е във вас;

28 Него ние проповядваме, като вразумяваме всички човеци и ги учим на всяка премъдрост, та всички тях да представим съвършени в Христа Иисуса;

29 за това се и трудя и подвизавам по Неговата сила, която мощно действува в мене.

Bulgarian Orthodox Bible. Digital Version: © Copyright © 2016 by Bulgarian Bible Society. Used by permission.

New International Reader’s Version

1 I, Paul, am writing this letter. I am an apostle of Christ Jesus just as God planned. Our brother Timothy joins me in writing.

2 We are sending this letter to you, our brothers and sisters in Colossae. You belong to Christ. You are holy and faithful. May God our Father give you grace and peace.

Paul prays and gives thanks

3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you.

4 We thank him because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus. We have also heard that you love all God’s people.

5 Your faith and love are based on the hope you have. What you hope for is stored up for you in heaven. You have already heard about it. You were told about it when the true message was given to you. I’m talking about the good news

6 that has come to you. In the same way, the good news is bearing fruit. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world. It has been doing that among you since the day you heard it. That is when you really understood God’s grace.

7 You learned the good news from Epaphras. He is dear to us. He serves Christ together with us. He faithfully works for Christ and for us among you.

8 He also told us about your love that comes from the Holy Spirit.

9 That’s why we have not stopped praying for you. We have been praying for you since the day we heard about you. We keep asking God to fill you with the knowledge of what he wants. We pray he will give you the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives.

10 Then you will be able to lead a life that is worthy of the Lord. We pray that you will please him in every way. So we want you to bear fruit in every good thing you do. We pray that you will grow to know God better.

11 We want you to be very strong, in keeping with his glorious power. We want you to be patient. We pray that you will never give up.

12 We want you to give thanks with joy to the Father. He has made you fit to have what he will give to all his holy people. You will all receive a share in the kingdom of light.

13 He has saved us from the kingdom of darkness. He has brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.

14 Because of what the Son has done, we have been set free. Because of him, all our sins have been forgiven.

The Son of God is better than everything else

15 The Son is the exact likeness of God, who can’t be seen. The Son is first, and he is over all creation.

16 All things were created in him. He created everything in heaven and on earth. He created everything that can be seen and everything that can’t be seen. He created kings, powers, rulers and authorities. All things have been created by him and for him.

17 Before anything was created, he was already there. He holds everything together.

18 And he is the head of the body, which is the church. He is the beginning. He is the first to be raised from the dead. That happened so that he would be far above everything.

19 God was pleased to have his whole nature living in Christ.

20 God was pleased to bring all things back to himself. That’s because of what Christ has done. These things include everything on earth and in heaven. God made peace through Christ’s blood, by his death on the cross.

21 At one time you were separated from God. You were enemies in your minds because of your evil ways.

22 But because Christ died, God has brought you back to himself. Christ’s death has made you holy in God’s sight. So now you don’t have any flaw. You are free from blame.

23 But you must keep your faith steady and firm. You must not move away from the hope the good news holds out to you. This is the good news that you heard. It has been preached to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, now serve the good news.

Paul’s work for the church

24 I am happy because of what I am suffering for you. My suffering joins with and continues the sufferings of Christ. I suffer for his body, which is the church.

25 I serve the church. God appointed me to bring the complete word of God to you.

26 That word contains the mystery that has been hidden for many ages. But now it has been made known to the Lord’s people.

27 God has chosen to make known to them the glorious riches of that mystery. He has made it known among the Gentiles. And here is what it is. Christ is in you. He is your hope of glory.

28 Christ is the one we preach about. With all the wisdom we have, we warn and teach everyone. When we bring them to God, we want them to be like Christ. We want them to be grown up as people who belong to Christ.

29 That’s what I’m working for. I work hard with all the strength of Christ. His strength works powerfully in me.

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