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

And you, that were once alienated, and enemies in your mind in wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up instead that which is wanting of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh on behalf of his body, which is the church;

the mystery which hath been hidden for ages and generations, but hath been now revealed to his saints;

For I would have you know what a great struggle I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

And this I say, that no one may impose on you by specious discourses.

Let no one then call you to account about food or drink, or a feastday, or a new moon, or sabbaths;

Let no one defraud you of the prize, desiring to do it in humiliation and worshipping of the angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, puffed up without reason by the mind of his own flesh,

but now put ye away all these, anger, wrath, malice, evilspeaking, filthy language out of your mouth.

and have put on the new man, who is renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him;

where there is no Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

For he that doeth wrong, shall receive back the wrong which 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 purpose, that he may know your condition, and comfort your hearts;