Paulos, an apostle of Y'shua the Mashiyach by the will of Elohim, and Timotheos a brother,

to those who are at Qolosos, holy brothers and believers in Y'shua the Mashiyach: peace be with you, and grace from Elohim our Father.

We give thanks to Elohim, the Father of our Master Y'shua the Mashiyach, at all times, and we pray for you;

since we heard of your faith in Y'shua the Mashiyach and of your love toward all the holy ones;

because of the hope that is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of truth of the good news;

which was proclaimed to you, as also to all the world, and is growing and yielding fruit, as it also does among you from the day you heard and came to know the grace of Elohim in truth;

as you learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is for you a faithful minister of the Mashiyach;

and he has made known to us your love in the Ruach.

Because of this we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of the will of Elohim in all wisdom and in all understanding of the Ruach;

that you may walk as is right and may please Elohim in all good works, and may yield fruit and grow in the knowledge of Elohim;

and may be strengthened with all strength according to the greatness of his glory, in all patience and long-suffering and with joy;

give thanks to Elohim the Father, who has made us fit for a portion of the inheritance of the holy ones in light;

and he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of his beloved Son;

in whom we have redemption and forgiveness of sins:

who is the likeness of the invisible Elohim, and the first-born of all creation:

and by him everything was created that is in heaven and on earth, all that is seen and all that is unseen, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities; everything was by his hand and by him was created:

and he is before all, and everything stands by him.

And he is the head of the body of the assembly, who is the head and first-born from among the dead, that he might be first in everything.

For in him the Father was pleased that all the fullness should dwell;

and by him to reconcile all things to himself; and through him he has made peace by the blood of his cross, through his hands, whether those on earth or those in heaven.

And also to you, who were formerly aliens and enemies in your minds because of your evil deeds, he has now given you peace

by the body of his flesh and by his death, that he might establish you before him holy, without blemish, and without blame;

if you continue in your faith, your foundation being firm, and you are not moved from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which is proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I Paulos became a minister.

And I rejoice in the sufferings that are for your sake; and in my flesh I fill up what is lacking in the afflictions of the Mashiyach on behalf of his body, which is the church;

of which I became a minister according to the stewardship of Elohim that was given to me among you, to fulfill the word of Elohim,

namely, the mystery that was hidden from the ages and from the generations, but now has been revealed to his holy ones;

to whom Elohim willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the peoples, which is the Mashiyach who is in you, the hope of our glory;

whom we proclaim and teach and make known to every person in all wisdom, that we may present every person perfect in Y'shua the Mashiyach.

For in this I also toil and strive with the aid of the strength that is given to me.