By the hope laid up for you in the heavens, which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the good news;

Being present to you as also in all the world; and is bearing fruit, as also in you, from the day which ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth:

For this also we, from the day which we heard, ceased not praying for you, and asking that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

If indeed ye remain in the faith, founded and firmly fixed, and not moved aside from the hope of the good news, which ye heard, being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; of which I Paul was a servant;

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill again the necessities of the pressures of Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the church.

Of which I was a servant, according to the stewardship of God, given to me for you, to complete the word of God;

To whom God would make known what the riches of the glory of this mystery in the nations; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

For which also I am wearied, struggling according to his operation, working in me in power.

For I wish you to know how great contest I have for you, and them in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

Buried together with him in immersion, in which also were ye risen together by the faith of the operation of God, having raised him from the dead.

Having wiped out the handwriting against us in enactments, which was opposed to us, and he has taken it from the midst, having nailed it to his cross

Which are a shadow of things about to be; and the body of Christ.

Which are all for corruption in the using;) according to the commands and doctrines of men?

Which things truly are having the word of wisdom in worship according to one's will, and humility, and prodigality of the body; not in any honour to satisfying the flesh.

Therefore kill your members that are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

In which also ye then walked, when ye lived in them.

And over all these, love, which is the bond of completion.

And let the peace of God act as umpire in your hearts, to which also, ye were called in one body: and be grateful.

Praying together also for us, that God would open to us a door of the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, by which also I was bound;

And Jesus, called Justus, they being of the circumcision. These only fellow workers in the kingdom of God, which were a consolation to me.

And say to Archippus, Look out for the service which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fill it.