so that your lives may be worthy of the Lord and perfectly pleasing to Him, while you exhibit the results of right action of every sort and grow into a fuller knowledge of God.

He rid himself of all the Powers of Evil, and held them up to open contempt, when he celebrated his triumph over them on the cross!

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

But now rid yourselves [completely] of all these things: anger, rage, malice, slander, and obscene (abusive, filthy, vulgar) language from your mouth.

Never lie to one another. Get rid of your old self and its habits,

Wives, be subject to your husbands [out of respect for their position as protector, and their accountability to God], as is proper and fitting in the Lord.

Children be obedient to your parents in everything; for that is right for Christians.

Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you too have a Master in heaven.

So that I may make it clear, as it is right for me to do.

And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.

that you read the epistle from Laodicea. give Archippus this instruction from me, take care to discharge the function, you

I, Paul, write this greeting by my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.