but now you have been reconciled by {his physical body} through death, to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,

Now I rejoice in my sufferings on behalf of you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ, on behalf of his body which is the church,

the mystery [which] has been hidden from the ages and from the generations, but has now been revealed to his saints,

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have on behalf of you, and those in Laodicea, and all those who have not seen my face {in person},

I say this in order that no one will deceive you with persuasive speech,

Therefore do not let anyone judge you with reference to eating or drinking or participation in a feast or a new moon or a Sabbath,

Let no one condemn you, taking pleasure in humility and the worship of angels, going into detail [about] [the things] which he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,

But now you also lay aside all [these] things: anger, rage, wickedness, slander, abusive language from your mouth.

and have put on the new [man] that is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of the one who created him,

[because you] know that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. Serve the Lord Christ.

For the one who does wrong will receive back whatever wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.

Let your speech always [be] with grace, seasoned with salt, so that [you] may know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.

whom I have sent to you for this very [reason], in order that you may know {our circumstances} and he may encourage your hearts,