because of the hope laid up for you in the heavens, which ye have heard before in the word of truth, the gospel,

even as ye have learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-labourer, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you;

For this cause we also from the day we heard it have not ceased praying for you, and beseeching God that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

in whom we have redemption through his blood, and forgiveness of sins.

if ye abide in faith grounded and firm, and never moved aside from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which hath been preached to the whole creation which is under heaven, of which I Paul am a minister.

FOR I wish you to know how great a struggle I sustain for you, and those at Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

As therefore ye have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him:

rooted and built up on him, and confirmed in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

in whom also ye have been circumcised with the circumcision not made with hands, by the putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, through the circumcision of Christ:

buried with him in baptism, in which also ye have been raised up together with him by faith, the energy of God, who raised him from the dead.

If then ye have been dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye dogmatically taught,

but now ye have put away all these things, anger, asperity, malice, scandal, obscenity, out of your mouth.

Lie not one to another, seeing ye have put off the old man with his practices;

and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him.

And let the peace of God set up its throne in your hearts, whereunto also ye have been called in one body; and be ye thankful.

MASTERS, afford to your servants that which is just, and an equivalent, knowing that ye also have a Master in the heavens.

whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that he might know your affairs, and comfort your hearts;

with Onesimus, that faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you: they will make known unto you all things that have passed here.

There salute you Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner, and Mark nephew to Barnabas, concerning whom ye have received injunctions; if he come unto you, receive him,

and Jesus, who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellow-labourers for the kingdom of God, who have been a comfort to me.