2. ICEL Reconciled with God Divine harmony entering a world in chaos

3. ICEL 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.

4. ICEL 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,

5. ICEL 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. (Colossians 1:19-23 ESV)

6. ICEL Colossians 1:19: “Pleased to dwell” For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,

7. ICEL “a dwelling place for God”

8. ICEL “And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.”

9. ICEL “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,”

10. ICEL “in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.” (Ephesians 2:17-22 ESV)

11. ICEL Colossians 1:20a: “Pleased to reconcile” 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, 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,

12. ICEL Colossians 1:20b: “Peace by blood” making peace by the blood of his cross. making peace by the blood of his cross.

13. ICEL Colossians 1:21: “Once and now” And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled

14. ICEL Colossians 1:22a: “by his death” in his body of flesh by his death,

15. ICEL “You shall surely die !”

16. ICEL Colossians 1:22b: “to present you holy” in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,

17. ICEL Colossians 1:23a: “If indeed” if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard,

18. ICEL Colossians 1:23b: “under heaven” which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.