Letters to the Churches

And aboue all these thinges put on loue, which is the bond of perfectnes.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which ye are called in one body, and be ye thankfull.

Let the worde of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdome, teaching and admonishing your owne selues, in Psalmes, and hymnes, and spirituall songs, singing with a grace in your hearts to the Lord.

And whatsoeuer ye shall doe, in worde or deede, doe all in the Name of the Lord Iesus, giuing thankes to God euen the Father by him.

Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as it is comely in the Lord.

Husbands, loue your wiues, and be not bitter vnto them.

Children, obey your parents in all thing for that is well pleasing vnto the Lord.

Fathers, prouoke not your children to anger, least they be discouraged.

Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters according to the flesh, in all things, not with eye seruice as men pleasers, but in singlenes of heart, fearing God.

And whatsoeuer ye doe, doe it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men,

Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receiue the reward of the inheritance: for ye serue the Lord Christ.

But he that doeth wrong, shall receiue for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

Ye masters, doe vnto your seruants, that which is iust, and equall, knowing that ye also haue a master in heauen.

Continue in prayer, and watch in the fame with thankesgiuing,

Praying also for vs, that God may open vnto vs the doore of vtterance, to speake ye mysterie of Christ: wherefore I am also in bonds,

That I may vtter it, as it becommeth mee to speake.

Walke wisely towarde them that are without, and redeeme the season.

Let your speach be gracious alwayes, and powdred with salt, that ye may know how to answere euery man.

Tychicus our beloued brother and faithfull minister, and fellow seruant in the Lord, shall declare vnto you my whole state:

Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose that he might know your state, and might comfort your hearts,

With Onesimus a faithfull and a beloued brother, who is one of you. They shall shew you of all things here.

Aristarchus my prison fellow saluteth you, and Marcus, Barnabas cousin (touching whom ye receiued commandements. If he come vnto you, receiue him)

And Iesus which is called Iustus, which are of the circumcision. These onely are my worke fellowes vnto the kingdome of God, which haue bene vnto my consolation.

Epaphras the seruant of Christ, which is one of you, saluteth you, and alwayes striueth for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect, and full in all the will of God.

For I beare him record, that he hath a great zeale for you, and for them of Laodicea, and them of Hierapolis.