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To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ Jesus who are at Colossa.

Grace be to you and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you.

Which is come unto you, as also it is in the whole world and bringeth forth fruit and groweth, even as it doth in you, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth.

That you may walk worthy of God, in all things pleasing; being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God:

Giving thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light:

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Because in him, it hath well pleased the Father that all fulness should dwell:

Whereof I am made a minister according to the dispensation of God, which is given me towards you, that I may fulfil the word of God:

To whom God would make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ, in you the hope of glory.

That their hearts may be comforted, being instructed in charity and unto all riches of fulness of understanding, unto the knowledge of the mystery of God the Father and of Christ Jesus:

Buried with him in baptism: in whom also you are risen again by the faith of the operation of God who hath raised him up from the dead.

And not holding the head, from which the whole body, by joints and bands, being supplied with nourishment and compacted, groweth into the increase of God.

Therefore if you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.

For you are dead: and your life is hid with Christ in God.

For which things the wrath of God cometh upon the children of unbelief.

Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, patience:

And let the peace of Christ rejoice in your hearts, wherein also you are called in one body: and be ye thankful.

All whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Fathers, provoke not your children to indignation, lest they be discouraged.

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh: not serving to the eye, as pleasing men: but in simplicity of heart, fearing God.

Praying withal for us also, that God may open unto us a door of speech to speak the mystery of Christ (for which also I am bound):

And Jesus that is called Justus: who are of the circumcision. These only are my helpers, in the kingdom of God: who have been a comfort to me.

Epaphras saluteth you, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, who is always solicitous for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and full in all the will of God.

Paul and Sylvanus and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians: in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace be to you and peace. We give thanks to God always for you all: making a remembrance of you in our prayers without ceasing,