Which has come to you; and which in all the world is giving fruit and increase, as it has done in you from the day when it came to your ears and you had true knowledge of the grace of God;

For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit,

For Christ is the very incarnation of the invisible God-- First-born and Head of all creation;

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist, And he is the head of his body the church;

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

of which I am a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which was given me for you to fulfil the ministry of the word of God??26 the mystery which was hid from ages and from generations, but is now unveiled to his saints;

Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Since you have had the messiah, even Jesus the Lord, brought to you, lead your life in him,

Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

In whom you had a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;

[When he] had disarmed the rulers and the authorities, he made a display of [them] in public, triumphing over them by it.

And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

among whom you had your conversation, when you followed their practices.

Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:

Slaves, always obey your earthly masters, not only when their eyes are on you, as if you had but to please men, but giving them ungrudging service, in your reverence for the Master.

For, he that acteth unrighteously, shall get back what he had unrighteously done, and there is no respect of persons;

Aristarchus, my fellow-prisoner, wishes to be remembered to you, and so does Barnabas' cousin Mark. (About him you have had instructions; if he comes to see you, make him welcome.)

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.