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

Dames, be submissive to your husbands, as becomes christians.

Be prudent in your conduct to those, who are not christians: and make the best of of every opportunity.

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

to our faithful brethren the christian converts at Coloss. favour and peace be to you from God our father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

by whom also ye have obtain'd the true spiritual circumcision, not effected by men, when you were by a christian circumcision divested of all your carnal affections,

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.

children, obey your parents upon all occasions, for that is graceful in a christian.