your love to all the saints) For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven,

of which ye heard before in the word of truth, Which is come to you, as also it is in all the world, and bringeth forth fruit, as it hath done likewise among you, from the day ye heard it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

If ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and are not removed from the hope of the gospel which ye have heard, which is preached to every creature that is under heaven, whereof I Paul am made a minister.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh that which is behind of the sufferings of Christ for his body, which is the church:

Of which I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which is given me for you, fully to preach the word of God:

The mystery which hath been hid from ages and generations; but now is manifested to his saints:

To whom among the Gentiles it was the will of God to make known, what is the riches of this glorious mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

For which also I labour, striving according to his mighty working, who worketh in me mightily.

Buried with him in baptism, by which ye are also risen with him, through the faith of the operation of God, who raised him from the dead.

having forgiven you all trespasses, Having blotted out by his decrees the hand-writing against us, which was contrary to us; and having nailed it to his cross, he took it out of the way.

Let none therefore judge you in meat, or drink, or in respect of a feast-day, or of the new-moon, or of sabbath-days: Which are shadow of things to come;

Let none defraud you of your reward by a voluntary humility and worship of angels, intruding into the things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

And not holding the head, from which all the body being nourished and knit together, by the joints and ligaments, increaseth with the increase of God.

All which are to perish in the using) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

Which things (though they have indeed a shew of wisdom, in voluntary worship and humility, and not sparing the body) yet are not of any value, but are to the satisfying of the flesh.

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

For which things the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

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

And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him:

And above all these put on love, which is the bond of perfection:

And the peace of God shall rule in your hearts, to which also ye are called in one body: and be ye thankful.

Masters, give your servants that which is just and equitable, knowing that ye also have a master in heaven.

Withal, praying likewise for us, that God would open to us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ: for which I am also in bonds:

And say to Archippus, Take heed that thou fulfil the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord.