page_title: Colossians 1
section_title: Greeting (1:1–2)
hierarchical_section_title: Colossians 1 / Greeting (1:1–2)
caption_attribution_description: English: the first of the Epistles to the Colossians
context_page_description: Colossians 1 is the first chapter of the Epistle to the Colossians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Traditionally, it is believed to be written for the church in Colossae by Apostle Paul, with Timothy as his co-author, while he was in prison in Ephesus, although there were debatable charges that it is the work of a secondary imitator or that it was written in Rome. This chapter contains the greeting, thanksgiving and prayer, followed by a "Christological Hymn" and the thesis of the letter.
caption: The first page of the Epistles to the Colossians in Codex Harleianus 5557 (minuscule 321 in the Gregory-Aland numbering) from 12th century.
exif: {"Image Make": "Phase One", "Image Model": "P 45+", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "300", "Image YResolution": "300", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "PhotoWatermark Professional", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered", "Image ExifOffset": "182", "EXIF ExposureTime": "6019/481544", "EXIF FNumber": "120386/6019", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Manual", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "50", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0220", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2008:07:24 10:14:08", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2008:07:24 10:14:08", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "3161/500", "EXIF ApertureValue": "2161/250", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF FocalLength": "120", "EXIF ColorSpace": "Uncalibrated", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "1351", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "1500"}