Colossians 1

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

21 Ref And you -- once being alienated, and enemies in the mind, in the evil works, yet now did he reconcile,

22 Ref in the body of his flesh through the death, to present you holy, and unblemished, and unblameable before himself,

23 Ref if also ye remain in the faith, being founded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the good news, which ye heard, which was preached in all the creation that `is' under the heaven, of which I became -- I Paul -- a ministrant.

24 Ref I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and do fill up the things lacking of the tribulations of the Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the assembly,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

21 Ref And you, who in the past were cut off and at war with God in your minds through evil works, he has now made one

22 Ref In the body of his flesh through death, so that you might be holy and without sin and free from all evil before him:

23 Ref If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

24 Ref Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

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