for the hope which is laid up for you in Heaven, of which you heard before in the Word of the truth of the gospel,

which has come to you as it has also in all the world, and it is bearing fruit, even also among you, since the day you heard and fully knew the grace of God in truth,

if indeed you continue in the faith grounded and settled, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard and which was proclaimed in all the creation under Heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister,

who now rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf, and I fill up the things lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, on behalf of His body, which is the church;

of which I became a minister, according to the administration of God given to me for you, to fulfill the Word of God;

the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.

For to them God would make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,

For which I also labor, striving according to the working of Him who works in me in power.

blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.

Let no one defraud you, delighting in humility and worship of the angels, intruding into things which he has not seen, without a cause being vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

which things are all for corruption in the using, according to the commands and doctrines of men?

If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.

Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness (which is idolatry),

on account of which things' sake the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience,

And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which you also are called in one body, and be thankful.

But he who does wrong shall receive justice for the wrong which he did, and there is no respect of persons.

Continue in prayer and watch in it with thanksgiving,

praying together about us also, that God may open to us a door of the Word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I also have been bound,

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.