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Colossians 1:27 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    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;
  • King James Version Public Domain
    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:
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    to whom God desired to make known what the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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