Every time we pray for you we thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

based on the hope laid up for you in heaven. Some time ago you heard about this hope through the word of truth, the gospel

came among you, to thrive and bear its fruit among you, as it does all over the world, from the time when you first heard about the mercy of God,

And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,

And you also, at one time dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sensual nature, he has made alive together with himself. For he forgave us all our transgressions,

In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

praying at the same time for us also, that God may open to us a door of the word to speak the mystery of Christ, on account of which also I am bound,

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

Luke, my dearly loved physician, and Demas [See II Tim. 4:10] send you their greetings.