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Colossians 1:27-28 LITV
(27) to whom God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, who is Christ in you, the hope of glory; (28) whom we announce, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man full-grown in Christ Jesus,

Colossians 1:27-28 BBE
(27) 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: (28) Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;

Colossians 1:27-28 ALT
(27) to whom God willed to make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations [or, the Gentiles], who is Christ in you*, the hope [or, confident expectation] of glory; (28) whom _we_ proclaim, warning every person and teaching every person in [or, with] all wisdom, so that we shall present every person perfect [or, complete] in Christ Jesus,

Colossians 1:27-28 NWT
. . .to whom God has been pleased to make known what are the glorious riches of this sacred secret among the nations. It is Christ in union with you, the hope of [his] glory. 28 He is the one we are publicizing, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom,

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation