Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
It is His will that they should understand the glorious wealth which this secret holds for the Gentiles, in the fact of Christ's presence among you as your hope of glory.
New American Standard Bible
to whom
King James 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:
Holman Bible
God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ
International Standard Version
to whom God wanted to make known the glorious riches of this secret among the gentiles which is the Messiah in you, our glorious hope.
A Conservative Version
To whom God wanted to make known what is the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified
God [in His eternal plan] chose to make known to them how great for the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in and among you, the hope and guarantee of [realizing the] glory.
An Understandable Version
He was pleased to make known to these people the wealth of His splendor among the Gentiles; this hidden secret, which is Christ among you, [is] the hope of being honored [i.e., in heaven].
Anderson New Testament
to whom God would make known what is the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
Bible in Basic English
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:
Common New Testament
To them God willed 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.
Daniel Mace New Testament
to whom God does disclose the glorious advantages of this mystery to you Gentiles, to wit, "that by Christ you may have the expectation of glory."
Darby Translation
to whom God would make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you the hope of glory:
Godbey New Testament
to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, who is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Goodspeed New Testament
to whom God has chosen to make known among the heathen how glorious this mystery of Christ in you, the promise of glorification, really is.
John Wesley New Testament
To whom among the Gentiles it was the will of God to make known, what is the riches of this glorious mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Julia Smith Translation
To whom God would make known what the riches of the glory of this mystery in the nations; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
King James 2000
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:
Lexham Expanded Bible
to whom God wanted to make known what [is] the glorious wealth of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
Modern King James verseion
For to them God would make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
to whom God would make known the glorious riches of this mystery among the gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
Montgomery New Testament
To them God willed to make known among the Gentiles how glorious are the riches of that secret truth, which is "Christ in you, the hope of glory."
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
to them 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;
Noyes New Testament
to whom it was the will of God 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;
Sawyer New Testament
to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
The Emphasized Bible
Unto whom God hath been pleased to make known what is the glorious wealth of this sacred secret among the nations, which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
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:
Twentieth Century New Testament
To whom it was his pleasure to make known the surpassing glory of that hidden Truth when proclaimed among the Gentiles--'Christ among you! Your Hope of glory!'
Webster
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:
Weymouth New Testament
to whom it was His will to make known how vast a wealth of glory for the Gentile world is implied in this truth--the truth that 'Christ is in you, the hope of glory.'
Williams New Testament
to whom God has chosen to make known how glorious are the riches of this open secret among the heathen, namely, Christ in you the hope of your glorification.
World English Bible
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;
Worrell New Testament
to whom God willed 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;
Worsley New Testament
to whom God would make known the rich glory of this mystery, among the gentiles; which is this, that Christ is in you the hope of glory:
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Christ » Morning star » Mystery of
Christ » Indwelling » A glorious mystery
Gentiles/heathen » What the gentiles/heathen shall know
Indwelling Christ » A glorious mystery
Knowledge » What the gentiles/heathen shall know
Manifestation » What is made manifest
Privileges » Misused » Special
spiritual Temple » Christ dwelling in » A glorious mystery
Interlinear
thelo
Gnorizo
Devotionals
Devotionals about Colossians 1:27
Devotionals containing Colossians 1:27
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 1:27
Images Colossians 1:27
Prayers for Colossians 1:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul's Suffering And Stewardship
27 It is His will that they should understand the glorious wealth which this secret holds for the Gentiles, in the fact of Christ's presence among you as your hope of glory. 28 This is the Christ we proclaim; we train everyone and teach everyone the full scope of this knowledge, in order to set everyone before God mature in Christ;
Phrases
Cross References
1 Timothy 1:1
Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our Hope,
Romans 8:10
On the other hand, if Christ is within you, though the body is a dead thing owing to Adam's sin, the spirit is living as the result of righteousness.
Ephesians 1:7
in whom we enjoy our redemption, the forgiveness of our trespasses, by the blood he shed.
Matthew 13:11
He replied, "Because it is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Realm of heaven, but it is not granted to these people.
Luke 17:21
no one will say, 'Here it is' or 'There it is,' for the Reign of God is now in your midst."
John 6:56
He who feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood remains within me, as I remain within him.
John 14:17
even the Spirit of truth: the world cannot receive him, because it neither sees nor knows him, but you know him, because he remains with you and will be within you.
John 14:20
You will understand, on that day, that I am in my Father and you are in me and I am in you.
John 14:23
Jesus answered, "If anyone loves me he will obey my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and take up our abode with him.
John 15:2-5
he cuts away any branch on me which is not bearing fruit, and cleans every branch which does bear fruit, to make it bear richer fruit.
John 17:22-23
Yea, I have given them the glory thou gavest me, that they may be one as we are one ??23 I in them and thou in me ??that they may be made perfectly one, so that the world may recognize that thou hast sent me and hast loved them as thou hast loved me.
John 17:26
so have I declared, so will I declare, thy Name to them, that the love with which thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them."
Romans 5:2
Through him we have got access to this grace where we have our standing, and triumph in the hope of God's glory.
Romans 8:18-19
Present suffering, I hold, is a mere nothing compared to the glory that we are to have revealed.
Romans 9:23
What if he means to show the wealth that lies in his glory for the objects of his mercy, whom he has made ready beforehand to receive glory ??24 that is, for us whom he has called from among the Gentiles as well as the Jews?
Romans 11:33
What a fathomless wealth lies in the wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable his judgments! How mysterious his methods!
1 Corinthians 2:12-14
Now we have received the Spirit ??not the spirit of the world but the Spirit that comes from God, that we may understand what God bestows upon us.
1 Corinthians 3:16
Do you not know you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells within you?
2 Corinthians 2:14
Wherever I go, thank God, he makes my life a constant pageant of triumph in Christ, diffusing the perfume of his knowledge everywhere by me.
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," has shone within my heart to illuminate men with the knowledge of God's glory in the face of Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:17
The slight trouble of the passing hour results in a solid glory past all comparison,
2 Corinthians 6:16
What compact can there be between God's temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God ??as God has said, I will dwell and move among them, I will be their God and they shall be my people.
Galatians 1:15-16
But the God who had set me apart from my very birth called me by his grace,
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, Christ lives in me; the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me.
Galatians 4:19
O my dear children, you with whom I am in travail over again till Christ be formed within you,
Ephesians 1:17-18
May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, grant you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation for the knowledge of himself,
Ephesians 2:22
and in him you are yourselves built into this to form a habitation for God in the Spirit.
Ephesians 3:8-10
less than the least of all saints as I am, this grace was vouchsafed me, that I should bring the Gentiles the gospel of the fathomless wealth of Christ
Ephesians 3:16-17
praying Him out of the wealth of his glory to grant you a mighty increase of strength by his Spirit in the inner man.
Philippians 4:19
My God will supply all your own needs from his wealth in Glory in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:5
due to the hope which is laid up for you in heaven. You heard of this hope originally in the message of the Truth, in that gospel
Colossians 2:3
in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge lie hidden!
Colossians 3:11
In it there is no room for Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free man; Christ is everything and everywhere.
1 Peter 1:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy we have been born anew to a life of hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 John 4:4
My dear children, you belong to God, and you have conquered all such, for He who is within you is greater than he who is in the world.
Revelation 3:20
Lo, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and sup with him, and he with me.