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even as it is in all the world + and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, + since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; +001:007 even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, + who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, +001:008 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit. +001:009 For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, + don't cease praying and making requests for you, that you + may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual + wisdom and understanding, +001:010 that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in + all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing + in the knowledge of God; +001:011 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, + for all endurance and perseverance with joy; +001:012 giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers + of the inheritance of the saints in light; +001:013 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated + us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love; +001:014 in whom we have our redemption,{TR adds "through his blood,"} + the forgiveness of our sins; +001:015 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn + of all creation. +001:016 For by him all things were created, in the heavens + and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, + whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; + all things have been created through him, and for him. +001:017 He is before all things, and in him all things are held together. +001:018 He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, + the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might + have the preeminence. +001:019 For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him; +001:020 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, + whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, + having made peace through the blood of his cross. +001:021 You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind + in your evil works, +001:022 yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, + to present you holy and without blemish and blameless before him, +001:023 if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, + and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, + which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven; + of which I, Paul, was made a servant. +001:024 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up + on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ + in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the assembly; +001:025 of which I was made a servant, according to the stewardship of God + which was given me toward you, to fulfill the word of God, +001:026 the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. + But now it has been revealed to his saints, +001:027 to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches + of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is + Christ in you, the hope of glory; +001:028 whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every + man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect + in Christ Jesus; +001:029 for which I also labor, striving according to his working, + which works in me mightily. +002:001 For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, + and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen + my face in the flesh; +002:002 that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together + in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance + of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, + both of the Father and of Christ, +002:003 in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden. +002:004 Now this I say that no one may delude you with persuasiveness + of speech. +002:005 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, + rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your + faith in Christ. +002:006 As therefore you received Christ Jesus, the Lord, walk in him, +002:007 rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, + even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving. +002:008 Be careful that you don't let anyone rob you through his + philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, + after the elements of the world, and not after Christ. +002:009 For in him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily, +002:010 and in him you are made full, who is the head of all + principality and power; +002:011 in whom you were also circumcised with a circumcision not + made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins + of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ; +002:012 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were + also raised with him through faith in the working of God, + who raised him from the dead. +002:013 You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision + of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, + having forgiven us all our trespasses, +002:014 wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us; + and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross; +002:015 having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made + a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. +002:016 Let no man therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, + or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day, +002:017 which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's. +002:018 Let no one rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and + worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has + not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, +002:019 and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, + being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, + grows with God's growth. +002:020 If you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as though + living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances, +002:021 "Don't handle, nor taste, nor touch" +002:022 (all of which perish with use), according to the precepts + and doctrines of men? +002:023 Which things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, + and humility, and severity to the body; but aren't of any value + against the indulgence of the flesh. +003:001 If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things + that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. +003:002 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things + that are on the earth. +003:003 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. +003:004 When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be + revealed with him in glory. +003:005 Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: + sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, + and covetousness, which is idolatry; +003:006 for which things' sake the wrath of God comes on the + children of disobedience. +003:007 You also once walked in those, when you lived in them; +003:008 but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, + and shameful speaking out of your mouth. +003:009 Don't lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old + man with his doings, +003:010 and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge + after the image of his Creator, +003:011 where there can't be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, + barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, + and in all. +003:012 Put on therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart + of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; +003:013 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man + has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, + so you also do. +003:014 Above all these things, walk in love, which is the + bond of perfection. +003:015 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you + were called in one body; and be thankful. +003:016 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching + and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, + singing with grace in your heart to the Lord. +003:017 Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of + the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him. +003:018 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting + in the Lord. +003:019 Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them. +003:020 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this + pleases the Lord. +003:021 Fathers, don't provoke your children, so that they + won't be discouraged. +003:022 Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according + to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, + but in singleness of heart, fearing God. +003:023 And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, + and not for men, +003:024 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward + of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. +003:025 But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that + he has done, and there is no partiality. +004:001 Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, + knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. +004:002 Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving; +004:003 praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door + for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am + also in bonds; +004:004 that I may reveal it as I ought to speak. +004:005 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. +004:006 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, + that you may know how you ought to answer each one. +004:007 All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, + the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant + in the Lord. +004:008 I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know + your circumstances and comfort your hearts, +004:009 together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, + who is one of you. They will make known to you everything + that is going on here. +004:010 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark, the cousin + of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, + "if he comes to you, receive him"), +004:011 and Jesus who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. + These are my only fellow workers for the Kingdom of God, + men who have been a comfort to me. +004:012 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, + always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand + perfect and complete in all the will of God. +004:013 For I testify about him, that he has great zeal for you, + and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis. +004:014 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you. +004:015 Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, + and the assembly that is in his house. +004:016 When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read + also in the assembly of the Laodiceans; and that you also read + the letter from Laodicea. +004:017 Tell Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have + received in the Lord, that you fulfill it." +004:018 The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. + Grace be with you. 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