which is present to you, as also in all the world, and is bearing fruit, as also in you, from the day in which ye heard, and knew the grace of God in truth;

And you -- once being alienated, and enemies in the mind, in the evil works, yet now did he reconcile,

I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and do fill up the things lacking of the tribulations of the Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the assembly,

the secret that hath been hid from the ages and from the generations, but now was manifested to his saints,

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

and this I say, that no one may beguile you in enticing words,

See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

Let no one, then, judge you in eating or in drinking, or in respect of a feast, or of a new moon, or of sabbaths,

let no one beguile you of your prize, delighting in humble-mindedness and in worship of the messengers, intruding into the things he hath not seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,

but now put off, even ye, the whole -- anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking -- out of your mouth.

and having put on the new, which is renewed in regard to knowledge, after the image of Him who did create him;

and he who is doing unrighteously shall receive what he did unrighteously, and there is no acceptance of persons.

your word always in grace -- with salt being seasoned -- to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

whom I did send unto you for this very thing, that he might know the things concerning you, and might comfort your hearts,