Colossians 1 FTV

Question 1

Colossians 1:2

To God’s…

Answer 1

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 ‭

Question 2

Colossians 1:3

We always…

Answer 2

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭

Question 3

Colossians 1:4

Because we…

Answer 3

because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:4‬ ‭

Question 4

Colossians 1:5

The faith…

Answer 4

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
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:5‬ ‭

Question 5

Colossians 1:6

That has…

Answer 5

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.
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:6‬ ‭

Question 6

Colossians 1:7

You learned…

Answer 6

You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:7‬ ‭

Question 7

Colossians 1:8

And who…

Answer 7

and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:8‬ ‭

Question 8

Colossians 1:9

For this reason, since…

Answer 8

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:9‬ ‭

Question 9

Colossians 1:10

So that you may live…

Answer 9

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,
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:10‬ ‭

Question 10

Colossians 1:11

Being strengthened…

Answer 10

being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:11‬ ‭

Question 11

Colossians 1:12

And giving…

Answer 11

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 ‭1:12‬ ‭

Question 12

Colossians 1:13

For he has…

Answer 12

For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:13‬ ‭

Question 13

Colossians 1:14

In whom we…

Answer 13

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:14‬ ‭

Question 14

Colossians 1:15

The Son…

Answer 14

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:15‬ ‭

Question 15

Colossians 1:16

For in him…

Answer 15

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 ‭1:16‬ ‭

Question 16

Colossians 1:17

He is before…

Answer 16

He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:17‬ ‭

Question 17

Colossians 1:18

And he…

Answer 17

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 ‭

Question 18

Colossians 1:19

For God was…

Answer 18

For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:19‬ ‭

Question 19

Colossians 1:20

And through…

Answer 19

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 ‭1:20‬ ‭

Question 20

Colossians 1:21

Once…

Answer 20

Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:21‬ ‭

Question 21

Colossians 1:22

But now he…

Answer 21

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—
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:22‬ ‭

Question 22

Colossians 1:23

If you continue…

Answer 22

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 ‭1:23‬ ‭

Question 23

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice…

Answer 23

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 ‭

Question 24

Colossians 1:25

I have become…

Answer 24

I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness—
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:25‬ ‭

Question 25

Colossians 1:26

The mystery…

Answer 25

the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people.
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:26‬ ‭

Question 26

Colossians 1:27

To them…

Answer 26

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 ‭

Question 27

Colossians 1:28

He is the…

Answer 27

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 ‭

Question 28

Colossians 1:29

To this…

Answer 28

To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:29‬ ‭

Question 29

Colossians 1:1

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and…

Answer 29

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1:1‬ ‭