Colossians 1 Flashcards
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_____, an _______ of Christ _____ by the ____ __ ___, and ________ our brother, To ____ holy ______ in _________, the faithful ________ and ______ in ______:
______ and ______ to you from ___ ___ ______. Colossians 1:1-2
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father. Colossians 1:2 Colossians 1:1-2
We always _____ ___, the Father of ___ ____ _____ _____, when we ____ for ___, because we have ______ of ____ _____ in Christ ______ and of the love ___ _____ for all ______ people—the ______ and _____ that spring _____ ____ hope _______ ___ for you in ______ and about which ____ _____ already ______ in the true ______ of the ______ that has come to you. __ ___ same way, the ______ is _______ fruit and ________ throughout the _______ _____—just as it has been ______ ______ you since the ___ you ______ it and truly _____________ God’s _____. Colossians1:3-6
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. Colossians1:3-6
You _______ it from _______, our dear ______ _______, who is a ________ ________ of Christ on our ______, and who also ____ us of ____ ____ in the ______. Colossians 1: 7-8
You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, and who also told us of your love in the Spirit. Colossians 1: 7-8
For this ______, since ___ ____ we _____ _____ ____, we have not ________ ________ ___ ____. Colossians 1:9a
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. Colossians 1:9a
We _____________ ask ____ to ____ you with the __________ of his _____ ________ all the ________ and ____________ that the _______ gives, so that you ____ _____ a _____ _______ of the _____ and please him in ______ ____: ________ _______ in every good ______, growing in the ____________ __ ____, being _________________ with all _______ ____________ to his _____________ might so that you may have _______ ___________ and __________, and giving _______ _______ to the _______, who has __________ you to share in the _______________ of his ____ ________ in the ________ of ______. Colossians 1: 9b-12
We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. Colossians 1: 9b-12
____ __ ___ _________ us from the __________ of __________ and brought us into the _________ of the _____ he ______, in whom we have ___________, the _________________ of _____. Colossians 1: 13-14
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1: 13-14
___ Son is the ______ of the ________ ___, the __________ over all _________. ___ __ ___ all things _____ _________: _______ in ________ and on ______, visible and _________, whether ________ or ______ or ______ or ___________; all things have been ________ through ___ and ____ ____. Colossians 1: 15-16
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. Colossians 1: 15-16
He is ______ all _______, and in ___ all _______ ____ _________. Colossians 1: 17
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1: 17
For ___ was ________ to have all his _________ _____ in him, and through him __ _________ to himself ___ _______, whether things on ______ or things in _______, by ________ ______ through his ______, ____ on the _____. Colossians 1: 19-20
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. Colossians 1: 19-20
___ __ is the head __ ___ ____, the _______; he is the __________ and the _________ from _____ the ____, so that in everything __ might have ___ __________. Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. Colossians 1:18
Once you were __________ from ___ and were ________ in your _____ because of your ____ __________. Colossians 1: 21
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. Colossians 1: 21
But now he has _________ you by ________ _________ body through ______ to present you ____ in his ______, without ________ and free from __________— if you continue in ____ _____, __________ and _____, and do not move from the _____ held out in the _______. This is the ______ that you ______ and that has been __________ to every ________ under ______, and of which I, ____, have become a ________. Colossians 1: 22-23
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— if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant. Colossians 1: 22-23
Now I _______ in what I am ________ for you, and I fill up in __ _____ what is still _______ in ______ to _______ _________, for the ____ of his ____, which is the ______. Colossians 1: 24
Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. Colossians 1: 24
I have become its ________ by the ___________ God gave me to ________ to you the ____ of ____ in its _________— the ________ that has been _____ ________ for ages and ___________, but is now __________ to the Lord’s ________. Colossians 1:25-26
I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness— the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. Colossians 1:25-26
To them ____ has chosen to make _______ among the ___________ the _________ _______ of this ________, which is _______ in you, the _____ of _______. Colossians 1:27
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27
He is the one we __________, ________________ and __________ everyone with all _________, so that we may ________ everyone fully ________ in _______. Colossians 1:28
He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. Colossians 1:28
To this ____ I ____________ ________ with all the _______ Christ so ____________ _______ in me. Colossians 1:29
To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me. Colossians 1:29
