Which has come to you; and which in all the world is giving fruit and increase, as it has done in you from the day when it came to your ears and you had true knowledge of the grace of God;

For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit,

The sacred secret which had been hidden away from the ages and from the generations, but, now, hath been made manifest unto his saints -

Since you have had the messiah, even Jesus the Lord, brought to you, lead your life in him,

In whom you had a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;

[When he] had disarmed the rulers and the authorities, he made a display of [them] in public, triumphing over them by it.

among whom you had your conversation, when you followed their practices.

Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:

Slaves, always obey your earthly masters, not only when their eyes are on you, as if you had but to please men, but giving them ungrudging service, in your reverence for the Master.

For, he that acteth unrighteously, shall get back what he had unrighteously done, and there is no respect of persons;

Aristarchus, my fellow-prisoner, wishes to be remembered to you, and so does Barnabas' cousin Mark. (About him you have had instructions; if he comes to see you, make him welcome.)