which is present with you as also in all the world, and is fruitful and increases, as also with you, from the day that you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

And you, formerly alienated and enemies in mind by evil works, he has now reconciled

Now I rejoice in sufferings for you, and supply the deficiencies of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the church,

the mystery concealed from ages and from generations, but now it has been manifested to his saints,

For I wish you to know what a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

But I say this that no one may mislead you with persuasive words.

See that no one leads you off as a prey through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

Let no man therefore judge you in eating and in drinking, or in respect to a feast, or new moon, or sabbath,

Let no one wishing [it] deprive you of your reward by humility and a worship of angels, intruding into what he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his carnal mind,

Which have an appearance of wisdom in voluntary worship and humiliation, and in a rigorous treatment of the body, [which is held] in no respect for the surfeiting of the flesh.

but now do you put away also all these, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, vile conversation out of your mouth;

and put on the new man, renewed in knowledge in the likeness of him that created him,

for he that does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done, and there is no respect of persons.

Let your words always be with kindness, seasoned with salt, that you may know how to answer every one.

whom I have sent to you for this purpose, that he may know your affairs and comfort your hearts,