For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

Whereunto also I toil, combating according to his working, which works in me in power.

in order that their hearts may be cheered, they themselves being welded together in love and enjoying all the advantages of a reasonable certainty, till at last they attain the full knowledge of God's truth, which is Christ Himself.

For in Him all the fullness of Deity (the Godhead) dwells in bodily form [completely expressing the divine essence of God].

Tell no lies to one another; you have stripped off the old nature with its practices,

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

Masters, [on your part] deal with your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

And pray at the same time for us also, that God may open for us a door for preaching, for us to tell the truth concerning Christ for the sake of which I am even a prisoner.

in order to make it evident why I have to tell it.

Tychicus, our dearly loved brother, faithful servant, and fellow slave in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.

He is with Onesimus, a faithful and dearly loved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.

For I bear him witness, that he hath great toil in behalf of you, and them in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

And tell Archippus, "Direct your attention to the ministry that you received in the Lord, in order that you may complete it."