of which ye heard before in the word of truth, Which is come to you, as also it is in all the world, and bringeth forth fruit, as it hath done likewise among you, from the day ye heard it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

he hath now reconciled, By the body of his flesh, through death, to present you holy, and spotless, and unreproveable in his sight:

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh that which is behind of the sufferings of Christ for his body, which is the church:

The mystery which hath been hid from ages and generations; but now is manifested to his saints:

For I would have you know, how great a conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh:

And this I say, that no man may beguile you with inticing words.

Let none therefore judge you in meat, or drink, or in respect of a feast-day, or of the new-moon, or of sabbath-days: Which are shadow of things to come;

But now put ye also all these things off, anger, wrath, ill-nature, evil speaking, filthy discourse out of your mouth.

And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him:

But he that doth wrong, shall receive for the wrong he hath done; and there is no respect of persons.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every one.

Whom I have sent to you for this very thing, that he might know your state and comfort your hearts,