Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.

So that their hearts may be encouraged, having been united together in love, and for all wealth of the full assurance of understanding, to knowledge of the mystery of the God and Father of the Christ.

Take heed lest there will be any man taking you captive through the love of wisdom and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ.

In whom also ye were circumcised a circumcision not made with hands, in the removal of the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of the Christ.

Having stripped the principal offices and the positions of authority, he exposed them openly, having triumphed over them by it.

Let no man umpire against you insisting on self-mortification, and worship of the heavenly agents, intruding in things that he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,

(which are all things for consumption by use), according to the commandments and teachings of men?

When the Christ, our life, is made known, then ye also will be made known with him in glory.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing by grace in your hearts to God.

Wives, be ye submissive to your own husbands as is proper in Lord.

Husbands, love the wives and do not be made bitter against them.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they may not be discouraged.

And he who does wrong will be recompensed what he did wrong, and there is no partiality.

And when the letter has been read among you, cause that it be read also in the congregation of Laodiceans, and that ye also read the one from Laodicea.

The salutation of Paul by my hand. Remember my bonds. Grace is with you. Truly.