Colossians 1:22,28 - Compare All Versions

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But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation

He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.

he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him

Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.

Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.

So we tell others about Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has given us. We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ.

But now he has reconciled you by his physical body through his death,  to present you holy, faultless,  and blameless before him   

We proclaim him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.

in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight

whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus

in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight

Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

You yourselves are a case study of what he does. At one time you all had your backs turned to God, thinking rebellious thoughts of him, giving him trouble every chance you got. But now, by giving himself completely at the Cross, actually dying for you, Christ brought you over to God’s side and put your lives together, whole and holy in his presence. You don’t walk away from a gift like that! You stay grounded and steady in that bond of trust, constantly tuned in to the Message, careful not to be distracted or diverted. There is no other Message—just this one. Every creature under heaven gets this same Message. I, Paul, am a messenger of this Message. * * *

This mystery has been kept in the dark for a long time, but now it’s out in the open. God wanted everyone, not just Jews, to know this rich and glorious secret inside and out, regardless of their background, regardless of their religious standing. The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, so therefore you can look forward to sharing in God’s glory. It’s that simple. That is the substance of our Message. We preach Christ, warning people not to add to the Message. We teach in a spirit of profound common sense so that we can bring each person to maturity. To be mature is to be basic. Christ! No more, no less. That’s what I’m working so hard at day after day, year after year, doing my best with the energy God so generously gives me.

yet He has now reconciled you in His body of flesh through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach

We proclaim Him, admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, so that we may present every person complete in Christ.

yet Christ has now reconciled you [to God] in His physical body through death, in order to present you before the Father holy and blameless and beyond reproach

We proclaim Him, warning and instructing everyone in all wisdom [that is, with comprehensive insight into the word and purposes of God], so that we may present every person complete in Christ [mature, fully trained, and perfect in Him—the Anointed].

but now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him

We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.