[since we] heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints,

because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, which you have heard about beforehand in the word of truth, the gospel,

in whom we have the redemption, the forgiveness of sins,

but now you have been reconciled by {his physical body} through death, to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have on behalf of you, and those in Laodicea, and all those who have not seen my face {in person},

Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, live in him,

If you have died with Christ to the elemental spirits of the world, why do you submit [to them] as [if] living in the world?

which [things] {although they have}, to be sure, an appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and humility and unsparing treatment of the body, {do not have any value} against the indulgence of the flesh.

Therefore, if you have been raised together with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Do not lie to one another, [because you] have taken off the old man together with his deeds,

and have put on the new [man] that is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of the one who created him,

putting up with one another and forgiving one another. If anyone should have a complaint against anyone, just as also the Lord forgave you, thus also you [do the same].

Masters, grant your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you also have a master in heaven.

whom I have sent to you for this very [reason], in order that you may know {our circumstances} and he may encourage your hearts,

and Jesus who is called Justus. These [are] the only ones who are fellow workers for the kingdom of God from the circumcision, who have been a comfort to me.