to the saints who are in Colossae and the faithful brethren in Christ. Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

as you have learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is the faithful minister of Christ your behalf,

who also having revealed to us your divine love in the Spirit.

giving thanks to the Father, who has made us worthy unto a participation of the inheritance of the saints in light;

who delivered us from the power of darkness, and transplanted us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

in whom we have redemption, the remission of sins:

who is the image of the invisible God, being the first begotten of all creation,

and himself is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first begotten from the dead, in order that in all things himself may be preeminent:

to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, who is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

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

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

and you are complete in him, who is the head of all government and authority:

in whom you are also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of depravity, in the circumcision of Christ;

having been buried with him in baptism, in which you are also raised by the faith of the operation of God, who raised him from the dead:

and having put on the new man, who is renewed into perfect knowledge according to the image of him who created him:

whom I sent unto you for this same thing, in order that you may know the things concerning us, and he may comfort your hearts;

along with our faithful and beloved brother, Onesimus, who is from you; they will truly make known all things to you.

Aristarchus my fellow-soldier salutes you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas concerning whom you received commandments; if he may come to you, receive him;

and Jesus, called Justus, who being of the circumcision: these are my only fellow-laborers in the kingdom of God, who have been made a comfort to me.

Epaphras, who is from you, the servant of Jesus Christ, always agonizing in your behalf in his prayers, in order that you may stand perfect even having been fully carried away in all the will of God, salutes you.

For I testify to him, that he always has much solicitude for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and those who are in Hierapolis.

Salute the brethren who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in their house.