²⁰And, ^||^fhaving made peace ^gthrough the blood of his cross, ^hby him to reconcile ^ball things unto himself; by him, I say, ⁱwhether they be things in earth, or ^jthings in heaven.

²¹^kAnd you, that were ^ksometime ^lalienated and ^menemies ^||in your mind ⁿby wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled ²²^oIn the body of his flesh through death, ^pto present you holy and unblameable and ^qunreproveable in his sight: ²³^rIf ye continue in the faith ^sgrounded and ^tsettled, and be not moved away from ^uthe hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and ^wwhich was preached ^xto every creature which is under heaven; ^ywhereof I Paul am made a minister;

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Colossians 1:19–20: For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

Footnotes

||Or, making peace.
gSo Rom. 3:25.
h 2 Cor. 5:18. So Rom. 5:10. See 1 John 2:2.
bver. 17, 20.
jSee Luke 2:14.
kSee Eph. 2:1, 2.
kSee Eph. 2:1, 2.
lSee Eph. 2:12.
m Rom. 5:10. So Eph. 2:15, 16.
||Or, by your mind in wicked works.
nSee Tit. 1:16.
o Ecclus. 23:16. So Rom. 7:4. Comp. Eph. 2:15, 16. 1 Pet. 3:18.
pver. 28. So Jude 24. See Eph. 1:4. & 5:27.
q 1 Cor. 1:8 (Gk.). See 1 Tim. 3:10.
rSo John 8:31. & 15:6. Acts 11:23. & 14:22. Rom. 2:7. Heb. 3:6.
tSee 1 Cor. 7:37.
uver. 5.
w Mark 16:15. So ver. 6. Comp. Rom. 10:18.
xRather as Rom. 8:22 (text).
y Eph. 3:7. ver. 25. See 2 Cor. 3:6.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 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, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

and through him to reconcile

everything to himself,

whether things on earth or things in heaven,

by making peace

through his blood, shed on the cross.

Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds as expressed in your evil actions. But now he has reconciled you by his physical body through his death, to present you holy, faultless, and blameless before him—if indeed you remain grounded and steadfast in the faith and are not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become a servant of it.

NLTNew Living Translation

and through him God reconciled

everything to himself.

He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth

by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.

This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. 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.

But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God’s servant to proclaim it.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by making peace through the blood of his cross, through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.

And although you were formerly alienated and enemies in attitude, because of your evil deeds, but now you have been reconciled by his physical body through death, to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you remain in the faith, established and steadfast and not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.