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Colossians 1:2
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KJ21
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ, who are at Colossae: Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
ASV
to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ that are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
AMP
To the saints and faithful believers in Christ [who are] at Colossae: Grace to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God our Father.
AMPC
To the saints (the consecrated people of God) and believing and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace (spiritual favor and blessing) to you and [heart] peace from God our Father.
BRG
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
CSB
To the saints in Christ at Colossae, who are faithful brothers and sisters. Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
CSBA
To the saints in Christ at Colossae, who are faithful brothers and sisters. Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
CEB
To the holy and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae. Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
CJB
To: God’s people in Colosse, faithful brothers in the Messiah: Grace to you and shalom from God our Father.
CEV
To God's people who live in Colossae and are faithful followers of Christ. I pray that God our Father will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!
DARBY
to the holy and faithful brethren in Christ which [are] in Colosse. Grace to you and peace from God our Father [and Lord Jesus Christ].
DLNT
to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
DRA
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ Jesus, who are at Colossa.
ERV
To the holy and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who live in Colossae. Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
EASY
We are writing to you, God's own people who live in Colossae. You are like brothers and sisters to us because you continue to believe in Christ. I pray that God, our Father, will continue to help you. I pray that he will give you peace in your minds.
EHV
To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
ESV
To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
ESVUK
To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
EXB
To the ·holy [T saints] and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ that live in Colossae [a city located in the Lycus Valley in the Roman province of Phrygia, present-day central Turkey]: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
GNV
To them which are at Colosse, Saints and faithful brethren in Christ: Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
GW
To God’s holy and faithful people, our brothers and sisters who are united with Christ in the city of Colossae. Good will  and peace from God our Father are yours!
GNT
To God's people in Colossae, who are our faithful friends in union with Christ: May God our Father give you grace and peace.
HCSB
To the saints in Christ at Colossae, who are faithful brothers. Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
ICB
To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ that live in Colosse. Grace and peace from God our Father.
ISV
To: The holy and faithful brothers in Colossae who are in union with the Messiah. May grace and peace from God our Father be yours!
PHILLIPS
Paul, messenger of Jesus Christ by God’s will, and brother Timothy send this greeting to all faithful Christians at Colossae: grace and peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
JUB
to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
KJV
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
AKJV
to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
LSB
To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
LEB
to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae. Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
TLB
To: The faithful Christian brothers—God’s people—in the city of Colosse. May God our Father shower you with blessings and fill you with his great peace.
MSG
I, Paul, have been sent on special assignment by Christ as part of God’s master plan. Together with my friend Timothy, I greet the Christians and stalwart followers of Christ who live in Colosse. May everything good from God our Father be yours!
MEV
To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ who are at Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
MOUNCE
to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
NOG
To God’s holy and faithful people, our brothers and sisters who are united with Christ in the city of Colossae. Good will and peace from God our Father are yours!
NABRE
to the holy ones and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae: grace to you and peace from God our Father.
NASB
To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
NASB1995
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
NCB
to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ in Colossae. May God our Father grant you grace and peace.
NCV
To the holy and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ that live in Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
NET
to the saints, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you from God our Father!
NIRV
We are sending this letter to you, our brothers and sisters in Colossae. You belong to Christ. You are holy and faithful. May God our Father give you grace and peace.
NIV
To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
NIVUK
To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
NKJV
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
NLV
I am writing to you who belong to Christ in the city of Colossae. May all the Christian brothers there have loving-favor and peace from God our Father.
NLT
We are writing to God’s holy people in the city of Colosse, who are faithful brothers and sisters in Christ. May God our Father give you grace and peace.
NMB
To the saints who are at Colosse and brethren who believe in Christ. Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
NRSVA
To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
NRSVACE
To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
NRSVCE
To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
NRSVUE
To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
NTFE
to God’s holy people in Colossae, the Messiah’s faithful family; grace to you and peace, from God our father.
OJB
To the Kadoshim in Colossae, the Achim b’Moshiach, the Achim HaNe’emanim. Chen v’Chesed Hashem to you and shalom from Elohim Avinu.
RGT
To those who are at Colosse, saints and faithful brothers in Christ: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
RSV
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ at Colos′sae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
RSVCE
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ at Colos′sae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
TLV
To the kedoshim, the faithful brothers and sisters in Messiah, who are at Colossae: Grace and shalom to you from God our Father!
VOICE
to you, dear holy and faithful brothers and sisters in the family of the Anointed who live in Colossae. May grace and peace from God our Father [and the Lord Jesus, the Anointed One] envelop you.
WEB
to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
WE
Timothy our brother, and I are writing this letter to God's people, the Christian brothers in the city of Colossae. May the kindness of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.
WYC
to them that be at Colosse, holy and faithful brethren in Christ Jesus, grace and peace to you of God our Father [grace to you and peace of God our Father] and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
YLT
to the saints in Colossae, and to the faithful brethren in Christ: Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!
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