On this account we also, from the day we heard of it, cease not to pray for you, and to ask that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

that ye may walk worthily of the Lord so as to please him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

And he is the head of the body, the church; since he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that he may be in all things preeminent;

for God was pleased that in him all the fullness should dwell, and by him to reconcile all things to himself,

And you, that were once alienated, and enemies in your mind in wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up instead that which is wanting of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh on behalf of his body, which is the church;

whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ;

that their hearts may be encouraged, they being knit together in love, and that they may attain to all the riches of a full assurance of the understanding, to the full knowledge of the mystery of God;

And this I say, that no one may impose on you by specious discourses.

blotting out the handwriting in ordinances that was against us, which was opposed to us, he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting on the right hand of God.

Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds,

and have put on the new man, who is renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him;

knowing that from the Lord ye will receive the recompense of the inheritance; serve Christ as your Lord.

For he that doeth wrong, shall receive back the wrong which he hath done; and there is no respect of persons.

Masters, deal out to your bondservants justice and equity, knowing that ye also have a master in heaven.

praying at the same time for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for the sake of which I am also in bonds;

that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, buying up opportunities.

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

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

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

For I bear him witness, that he hath much labor for you, and those that are in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis.

And when the letter hath been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that ye likewise read the letter from Laodicea.

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