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Colossians 1:2

NETBible	to the saints, the faithful¹ brothers and sisters² in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you³ from God our Father!⁴
NIV © biblegateway Col 1:2	To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
NASB © biblegateway Col 1:2	To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
NLT © biblegateway Col 1:2	It is written 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.
MSG © biblegateway Col 1:2	I greet the Christians and stalwart followers of Christ who live in Colosse. May everything good from God our Father be yours!
BBE © SABDAweb Col 1:2	To the saints and true brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
NRSV © bibleoremus Col 1:2	To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
NKJV © biblegateway Col 1:2	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.
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KJV	To the saints <40> and <2532> faithful <4103> brethren <80> in <1722> Christ <5547> which are at <1722> Colosse <2857>_: Grace <5485> [be] unto you <5213>_, and <2532> peace <1515>_, from <575> God <2316> our <2257> Father <3962> and <2532> the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>_.
NASB © biblegateway Col 1:2	To the saints <40> and faithful <4103> brethren <80> in Christ <5547> who are at Colossae <2857> : Grace <5485> to you and peace <1515> from God <2316> our Father <3962> .
NET [draft] ITL	to the saints <40> , the faithful <4103> brothers and sisters <80> in <1722> Christ <5547> , at <1722> Colossae <2857> . Grace <5485> and <2532> peace <1515> to you <5213> from <575> God <2316> our <2257> Father <3962> !
GREEK	toiv en kolossaiv agioiv kai pistoiv adelfoiv en cristw cariv umin kai eirhnh apo yeou patrov hmwn

NETBible

to the saints, the faithful¹ brothers and sisters² in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you³ from God our Father!⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “and faithful.” The construction in Greek (as well as Paul’s style) suggests that the saints are identical to the faithful; hence, the καί (kai) is best left untranslated (cf. Eph 1:1). See ExSyn 281-82.

²tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).

³tn Or “Grace to you and peace.”

⁴tc Most witnesses, including some important ones (א A C F G I [P] 075 Ï it bo), read “and the Lord Jesus Christ” at the end of this verse, no doubt to conform the wording to the typical Pauline salutation. However, excellent and early witnesses (B D K L Ψ 33 81 1175 1505 1739 1881 al sa) lack this phrase. Since the omission is inexplicable as arising from the longer reading (otherwise, these mss would surely have deleted the phrase in the rest of the corpus Paulinum), it is surely authentic.