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11  Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God and 
Timotheus our brother .

12  To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at 
Colosse Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and the 
Lord Jesus Christ .

13  We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ praying always for you .

14  Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love 
which ye have to all the saints .

15  For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven whereof ye 
heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel .

16  Which is come unto you as it is in all the world and 
bringeth forth fruit as it doth also in you since the day ye 
heard of it and knew the grace of God in truth .

17  As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant who is 
for you a faithful minister of Christ .

18  Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit .

19  For this cause we also since the day we heard it do not 
cease to pray for you and to desire that ye might be filled with 
the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual 
understanding .

110  That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing 
being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the 
knowledge of God .

111  Strengthened with all might according to his glorious power 
unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness .

112  Giving thanks unto the Father which hath made us meet to be 
partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light .

113  Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness and hath 
translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son .

114  In whom we have redemption through his blood even the 
forgiveness of sins .

115  Who is the image of the invisible God the firstborn of 
every creature .

116  For by him were all things created that are in heaven and 
that are in earth visible and invisible whether they be thrones 
or dominions or principalities or powers all things were created 
by him and for him .

117  And he is before all things and by him all things consist .

118  And he is the head of the body the church who is the 
beginning the firstborn from the dead that in all things he 
might have the preeminence .

119  For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness 
dwell .

120  And having made peace through the blood of his cross by him 
to reconcile all things unto himself by him I say whether they 
be things in earth or things in heaven .

121  And you that were sometime alienated and enemies in your 
mind by wicked works yet now hath he reconciled .

122  In the body of his flesh through death to present you holy 
and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight .

123  If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled and be not 
moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye have heard and 
which was preached to every creature which is under heaven 
whereof I Paul am made a minister .

124  Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you and fill up that 
which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his 
body's sake which is the church .

125  Whereof I am made a minister according to the dispensation 
of God which is given to me for you to fulfil the word of God .

126  Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from 
generations but now is made manifest to his saints .

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

128  Whom we preach warning every man and teaching every man in 
all wisdom that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus 
.

129  Whereunto I also labour striving according to his working 
which worketh in me mightily .

* 21  For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for 
you and for them at Laodicea and for as many as have not seen my 
face in the flesh .

22  That their hearts might be comforted being knit together in 
love and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding 
to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God and of the Father 
and of Christ .

23  In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge .

24  And this I say lest any man should beguile you with enticing 
words .

25  For though I be absent in the flesh yet am I with you in the 
spirit joying and beholding your order and the stedfastness of 
your faith in Christ .

26  As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord so walk 
ye in him .

27  Rooted and built up in him and stablished in the faith as ye 
have been taught abounding therein with thanksgiving .

28  Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain 
deceit after the tradition of men after the rudiments of the 
world and not after Christ .

29  For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily .

210  And ye are complete in him which is the head of all 
principality and power .

211  In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made 
without hands in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh 
by the circumcision of Christ .

212  Buried with him in baptism wherein also ye are risen with 
him through the faith of the operation of God who hath raised 
him from the dead .

213  And you being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of 
your flesh hath he quickened together with him having forgiven 
you all trespasses .

214  Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against 
us which was contrary to us and took it out of the way nailing 
it to his cross .

215  And having spoiled principalities and powers he made a shew 
of them openly triumphing over them in it .

216  Let no man therefore judge you in meat or in drink or in 
respect of an holyday or of the new moon or of the sabbath days .

217  Which are a shadow of things to come but the body is of 
Christ .

218  Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary 
humility and worshipping of angels intruding into those things 
which he hath not seen vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind .

219  And not holding the Head from which all the body by joints 
and bands having nourishment ministered and knit together 
increaseth with the increase of God .

220  Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of 
the world why as though living in the world are ye subject to 
ordinances .

221  (Touch not taste not handle not .

222  Which all are to perish with the using after the 
commandments and doctrines of men .

223  Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship 
and humility and neglecting of the body not in any honour to the 
satisfying of the flesh .

* 31  If ye then be risen with Christ seek those things which 
are above where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God .

32  Set your affection on things above not on things on the 
earth .

33  For ye are dead and your life is hid with Christ in God .

34  When Christ who is our life shall appear then shall ye also 
appear with him in glory .

35  Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth 
fornication uncleanness inordinate affection evil concupiscence 
and covetousness which is idolatry .

36  For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the 
children of disobedience .

37  In the which ye also walked some time when ye lived in them .

38  But now ye also put off all these anger wrath malice 
blasphemy filthy communication out of your mouth .

39  Lie not one to another seeing that ye have put off the old 
man with his deeds .

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

311  Where there is neither Greek nor Jew circumcision nor 
uncircumcision Barbarian Scythian bond nor free but Christ is 
all and in all .

312  Put on therefore as the elect of God holy and beloved 
bowels of mercies kindness humbleness of mind meekness 
longsuffering .

313  Forbearing one another and forgiving one another if any man 
have a quarrel against any even as Christ forgave you so also do 
ye .

314  And above all these things put on charity which is the bond 
of perfectness .

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

316  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom 
teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and 
spiritual songs singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord .

317  And whatsoever ye do in word or deed do all in the name of 
the Lord Jesus giving thanks to God and the Father by him .

318  Wives submit yourselves unto your own husbands as it is fit 
in the Lord .

319  Husbands love your wives and be not bitter against them .

320  Children obey your parents in all things for this is well 
pleasing unto the Lord .

321  Fathers provoke not your children to anger lest they be 
discouraged .

322  Servants obey in all things your masters according to the 
flesh not with eyeservice as menpleasers but in singleness of 
heart fearing God .

323  And whatsoever ye do do it heartily as to the Lord and not 
unto men .

324  Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the 
inheritance for ye serve the Lord Christ .

325  But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which 
he hath done and there is no respect of persons .

* 41  Masters give unto your servants that which is just and 
equal knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven .

42  Continue in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving .

43  Withal praying also for us that God would open unto us a 
door of utterance to speak the mystery of Christ for which I am 
also in bonds .

44  That I may make it manifest as I ought to speak .

45  Walk in wisdom toward them that are without redeeming the 
time .

46  Let your speech be alway with grace seasoned with salt that 
ye may know how ye ought to answer every man .

47  All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you who is a 
beloved brother and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the 
Lord .

48  Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose that he might 
know your estate and comfort your hearts .

49  With Onesimus a faithful and beloved brother who is one of 
you They shall make known unto you all things which are done 
here .

410  Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you and Marcus 
sister's son to Barnabas touching whom ye received commandments 
if he come unto you receive him .

411  And Jesus which is called Justus who are of the 
circumcision These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of 
God which have been a comfort unto me .

412  Epaphras who is one of you a servant of Christ saluteth you 
always labouring fervently for you in prayers that ye may stand 
perfect and complete in all the will of God .

413  For I bear him record that he hath a great zeal for you and 
them that are in Laodicea and them in Hierapolis .

414  Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you .

415  Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea and Nymphas and 
the church which is in his house .

416  And when this epistle is read among you cause that it be 
read also in the church of the Laodiceans and that ye likewise 
read the epistle from Laodicea .

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

418  The salutation by the hand of me Paul Remember my bonds 
Grace be with you Amen .

 



 

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