Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and brother Timothy,

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

We give thanks to God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,

having come to you, as it is indeed in the whole world bearing fruit and increasing, as also among you, from the day on which you heard and have known the grace of God in truth;

that you may walk worthily of the Lord in all loyalty, in every good work bearing fruit, and increasing in the perfect knowledge of God.

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

whose minister I became, according to the economy of God which was given to me unto you, to fulfill the word of God,

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:

in order that their hearts may be comforted, being knitted together in divine love, and in all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, unto the perfect knowledge of the mystery of God, 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 not holding the Head, from which the entire body, by joints and ligaments being supplied and knitted together, increases the increase of God.

If then ye are risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting on the right hand of God;

For ye are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God:

through which the wrath of God comes.

Therefore, as elect of God, holy and beloved, put on affections of mercy, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;

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

and every thing whatsoever you may do, in word or in work, do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

at the same time also praying for us, in order that God may open to us the door of the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, on account of which I indeed am bound;

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.