which is present among you, as it is also in all the world, and is producing fruit, even as it has been doing also among you, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth,

And you, who were formerly alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now has he reconciled

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up what remains of my sufferings for Christ in my flesh for the sake of his body, which is the church,

the mystery which was concealed from the ages and the generations, but is now made manifest to his saints,

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

Now I say this, that no one may deceive you by persuasive words.

See that no one make you the victims of imposture by means of philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not ac cording to Christ:

Let no one judge you, therefore, in meat or in drink, or in respect to a feast, or the new moon, or sabbaths,

Let no one gain his purpose in depriving you of the palm by an affected humility and worship of angels, prying into things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

and these have a show of wisdom in will-worship and affected humility and neglect of the body, and in no regard for the gratification of the flesh.

But now do you also put away all these anger, wrath, malice, reviling, obscene language from your mouth.

and have put on the new man, which is renewed for knowledge, ac cording to the image of him that created him;

in which new creation there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all and in all.

But he that does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done; and there is no respect of persons.

Masters, give to your servants what is just and equal, for you know that you have a Master in heaven.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every one.

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your condition, and comfort your hearts;