to the devoted and steadfast Christian brothers in Colossae; God our Father bless you and give you peace.

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the affection you have to all christians;

And in spreading the news of him, we warn everyone and teach everyone all our wisdom, in order to bring everyone to Christian perfection.

In Him also you were circumcised with a circumcision not performed by hand, when you threw off your sinful nature in true Christian circumcision;

Let the christian doctrine be the familiar subject of your entertainment: in all wisdom instructing and exhorting one another, in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, melodiously tuning your grateful praises to God.

You married women must subordinate yourselves to your husbands, for that is your duty as Christians.

Children be obedient to your parents in everything; for that is right for Christians.

Conduct yourself with wisdom in your interactions with outsiders (non-believers), make the most of each opportunity [treating it as something precious].

[He is coming], together with Onesimus our faithful and dearly loved brother, who is one of you. [Note: This could mean either "from your town" or, "a fellow-Christian"]. They will tell you about everything that is happening here.

and from Jesus, who is called Justus. These are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision (Jewish Christians), and they have proved to be an encouragement and a comfort to me.

Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, sends greetings to you, always wrestling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand firm--Christians of ripe character and of clear conviction as to everything which is God's will.

the whole will of God. for I can witness for him, that he is ardently concern'd for you, and the christians of Laodicea,

Christian greetings to the brethren at Laodicea, especially to Nymphas, and to the Church that meets at their house.

And tell Archippus, "See that you perform the Christian service you have been assigned."