Colossians 1:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    to whom{G3739} God{G2316} was pleased{G2309} to make known{G1107} what{G5101} is the riches{G4149} of the glory{G1391} of this{G5127} mystery{G3466} among{G1722} the Gentiles,{G1484} which{G3739} is{G2076} Christ{G5547} in{G1722} you,{G5213} the hope{G1680} of glory:{G1391}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    To whom{G3739} God{G2316} would{G2309}{(G5656)} make known{G1107}{(G5658)} what{G5101} is the riches{G4149} of the glory{G1391} of this{G5127} mystery{G3466} among{G1722} the Gentiles{G1484}; which{G3739} is{G2076}{(G5748)} Christ{G5547} in{G1722} you{G5213}, the hope{G1680} of glory{G1391}:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    to whom god wolde make knowen the glorious riches of this mistery amonge the gentyls which riches is Christ in you the hope of glory

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    to whom God wolde make knowne the glorious riches of this mistery amoge ye Heythen: which (riches) is Christ in you, eue he that is the hope of glory,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    To whome God woulde make knowen what is the riches of his glorious mysterie among the Gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    To whom God woulde make knowe what is the riches of the glorie of this misterie among the gentiles, which is Christe in you, the hope of glorie:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    to whom God did will to make known what `is' the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations -- which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    God wanted to make known to them the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Referenced Verses

  • Rom 8:10 : 10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
  • John 14:20 : 20 At that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
  • Eph 3:16-17 : 16 That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner being; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
  • 1 Tim 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the command of God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, who is our hope;
  • Rev 3:20 : 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if anyone hears my voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.
  • 1 John 4:4 : 4 You are from God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.
  • Eph 1:17-18 : 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
  • 1 Cor 3:16 : 16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
  • Gal 2:20 : 20 I have been crucified with Christ; nevertheless, I live, yet not I, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
  • Rom 9:23 : 23 And that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory,
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Eph 2:22 : 22 In whom you also are built together for a habitation of God through the Spirit.
  • Col 2:3 : 3 In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
  • Col 3:11 : 11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all, and in all.
  • Gal 4:19 : 19 My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you,
  • Eph 1:7 : 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace;
  • 2 Cor 2:14 : 14 Now thanks be to God, who always leads us to triumph in Christ, and reveals the fragrance of His knowledge by us in every place.
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 He replied, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
  • Luke 17:21 : 21 Nor will they say, Look here! or, look there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
  • John 6:56 : 56 He who eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, dwells in me, and I in him.
  • John 14:17 : 17 The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him: but you know him; for he dwells with you and will be in you.
  • John 14:23 : 23 Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone loves me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
  • John 15:2-5 : 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may produce more fruit. 3 Now you are clean through the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, no more can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit, for without me you can do nothing.
  • John 17:22-23 : 22 And the glory which you gave me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: 23 I in them, and you in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that you have sent me, and have loved them, as you have loved me.
  • John 17:26 : 26 And I have declared to them your name, and will declare it: that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.
  • Rom 5:2 : 2 Through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
  • 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
  • 2 Cor 6:16 : 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God has said: I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
  • Gal 1:15-16 : 15 But when it pleased God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by his grace, 16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,
  • Rom 11:33 : 33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
  • 1 Cor 2:12-14 : 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. 13 These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  • Rom 8:18-19 : 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.
  • Eph 3:8-9 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9 And to make all people see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hidden in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: 10 To the intent that now to the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
  • Phil 4:19 : 19 But my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
  • Col 1:5 : 5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
  • 1 Pet 1:3-4 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, which does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
  • Ps 16:9-9 : 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices: my flesh also shall rest in hope. 10 For You will not leave my soul in hell; nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. 11 You will show me the path of life: in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Col 1:24-26
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    24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the church:

    25 Of which I was made a minister, according to the stewardship of God given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;

    26 Even the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

  • Eph 1:17-20
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    17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him:

    18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

    19 And what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power,

    20 Which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

  • Eph 3:8-11
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    8 To me, who am less than the least of all saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

    9 And to make all people see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hidden in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

    10 To the intent that now to the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

    11 According to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

  • Eph 3:3-6
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    3 How that by revelation He made known to me the mystery; (as I have written briefly already,

    4 By which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

    5 Which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

    6 That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ by the gospel:

  • Eph 1:6-10
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    6 To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.

    7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace;

    8 Which He has lavished on us in all wisdom and understanding;

    9 Having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself:

    10 That in the dispensation of the fullness of times, He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth, even in Him:

  • Col 1:4-7
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    4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love you have for all the saints,

    5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

    6 Which has come to you, as it is in all the world; and brings forth fruit, as it does also in you, since the day you heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

    7 As you also learned of Epaphras our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you;

  • Col 2:2-3
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    2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

    3 In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

  • 30 But of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—

  • 28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

  • Col 3:3-4
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    3 For you are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

    4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then you also shall appear with him in glory.

  • 12 That we should be to the praise of His glory, who first trusted in Christ.

  • Eph 3:16-17
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    16 That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner being;

    17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

  • Col 2:9-10
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    9 For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.

    10 And you are complete in him, who is the head of all principality and power:

  • 25 Now to him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret since the world began,

  • 22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable in his sight:

  • 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory,

  • 12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

  • 7 That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

  • 23 Which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

  • 19 And to know the love of Christ, which surpasses knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God.

  • 21 Who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

  • 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • 14 Who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

  • 13 Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully on the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

  • 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

  • 10 That you might walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing him, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

  • 13 Therefore I ask that you not faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.