even as ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellowservant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf;

who also brought to our knowledge your love in the Spirit.

giving thanks to the Father, who enabled us to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light;

who rescued us from the empire of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son;

in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins;

who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of the whole creation;

to whom it was the will of God to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

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

Beware lest there be some one who shall make a prey of you through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ.

and ye are made full in him, who is the head of all principality and power;

in whom also ye have been circumcised with a circumcision not performed by hand, in putting off the body of the flesh in the circumcision of Christ,

having been buried with him in your baptism; in which also ye were raised to life with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead;

and to you also who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he given life together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;

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

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

together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will inform you of every thing here.

Aristarchus, my fellowprisoner, saluteth you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas, concerning whom ye received directions (if he come to you, receive him),

and Jesus, who is called Justus; who are of the circumcision; these only are my fellowworkers for the kingdom of God, who have been an encouragement unto me.

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.