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  Colossians

  1:1 Paul, an "tle of Jesus Christ by the her,

  1:2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ .

  1:3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

  1:4 Since s,

  1:5 For the hope he gospel;

  1:6 Which ise unto you, as it is in all the h:

  1:7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fello;

  1:8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

  1:9 For this cause anding;

  1:10 That ye might he knowledge of God;

  1:11 Strengthened h joyfulness;

  1:12 Giving thanks unto the Father, :

  1:13 Who hath delivered us from the pohe kingdom of his dear Son:

  1:14 In he fiveness of sins:

  1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

  1:16 For by him ed by him, and for him:

  1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things sist.

  1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church: he preeminence.

  1:19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

  1:20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to recile all things unto himself; by him, I say, hings in heaven.

  1:21 And you, that h he reciled

  1:22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

  1:23 If ye tinue in the faith grounded aled, a moved aer;

  1:24 Who nohe church:

  1:25 Whereof I am made a minister, acc to the dispensation of God he word of God;

  1:26 Even the mystery s:

  1:27 To he hope of glory:

  1:28 WhomJesus:

  1:29 Whereunto I also labour, striving acc to his ily.

  2:1 For I he flesh;

  2:2 That their hearts might beforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of uanding, to the ao;

  2:3 In reasures of wisdom and knowledge.

  2:4 And this I say, lest any man should beguile you ig words.

  2:5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I .

  2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:

  2:7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein hanksgiving.

  2:8 Be.

  2:9 For in him dhe Godhead bodily.

  2:10 And ye areplete in him, y and power:

  2:11 In :

  2:12 Buried he dead.

  2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quied together respasses;

  2:14 Blotting out the hando his cross;

  2:15 And having spoiled principalities and po.

  2:16 Let no man therefore judge you i, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the neh days:

  2:17 Which are a shado.

  2:18 Let no man beguile you of your re seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

  2:19 And not holding the Head, from he increase of God.

  2:20 Wherefore if ye be dead o ordinances,

  2:21 (Touot; taste not; ha;

  2:22 Which all are to perish rines of men?

  2:23 Which things have indeed a shehe flesh.

  3:1 If ye then be risenhand of God.

  3:2 Set your affe on things above, not on things on the earth.

  3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hidin God.

  3:4 When Christ, h him in glory.

  3:5 Mortify therefore your members ry:

  3:6 For he children of disobedience:

  3:7 In the hem.

  3:8 But noh.

  3:9 Lie not oo another, seeing that ye have put off the old man h his deeds;

  3:10 And have put on the need him:

  3:11 Where there is her Greek nor Je is all, and in all.

  3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

  3:13 Forbearing one another, and fiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ fave you, so also do ye.

  3:14 And above all these things put on charity, ness.

  3:15 Ahe peace of God rule in your hearts, to the hankful.

  3:16 Let the he Lord.

  3:17 And her by him.

  3:18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your ohe Lord.

  3:19 Husbands, love your hem.

  3:20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is he Lord.

  3:21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be disced.

  3:22 Servants, obey in all things your masters acc to the flesh; not , fearing God;

  3:23 And o men;

  3:24 Kno.

  3:25 But he that doethof persons.

  4:1 Masters, give unto your servants that er in heaven.

  4:2 tinue in prayer, and hanksgiving;

  4:3 raying also for us, that God , for which I am also in bonds:

  4:4 That I may make it ma, as I ought to speak.

  4:5 Walk in ime.

  4:6 Let your speech be alo answer every man.

  4:7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, he Lord:

  4:8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might knos;

  4:9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, hings which are done here.

  4:10 Aristarchus my felloo you, receive him;)

  4:11 And Jesus, o me.

  4:12 Epaphras, he will of God.

  4:13 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

  4:14 Luke, the beloved physi, and Demas, greet you.

  4:15 Salute the brethren he church which is in his house.

  4:16 And le from Laodicea.

  4:17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry .

  4:18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be h you. Amen.