which is come unto you, even as in all the world, and is fruitful; as it hath been also among you, from the day in which ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth.

yet now hath He reconciled in the body of his flesh, through death, to present you holy, and unblameable, and unreproveable in his sight:

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

even that mystery which was hid from former ages and generations, but is now manifested to his saints:

For I would have you know what a great conflict I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen me in person:

Let no one therefore judge you on account of meat, or drink, or in respect of a feast, or a new-moon, or sabbaths;

Let no one deprive you of your reward by an affected humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into what he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his carnal mind;

which things indeed have a pretence to wisdom in voluntary worship, and humiliation, and bodily penance, as having no regard to the satisfying of the flesh.

But now put away all these also, wrath, animosity, malice, calumny, and filthy discourse out of your mouth.

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

but he that doth unjustly, shall receive for what wrong he hath done; and there is no respect of persons with God:

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with discretion to know how ye ought to answer every one.

whom I have sent to you for this purpose also that he may know your affairs, and comfort your hearts;