on account of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

of which I became a minister, according to the stewardship which God entrusted to me, for you, to fulfill the word of God,

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to God;

and whatever ye do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God, the Father, through him.

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;