Pray that I may make it known as I should.

I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God – given to me for you – in order to complete the word of God,

We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those who have not met me face to face.

At the same time pray for us too, that God may open a door for the message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

You learned the gospel from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave – a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf –

Toward this goal I also labor, struggling according to his power that powerfully works in me.

I, Paul, write this greeting by my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body – for the sake of his body, the church – what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

He has destroyed what was against us, a certificate of indebtedness expressed in decrees opposed to us. He has taken it away by nailing it to the cross.

I sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.

who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

I say this so that no one will deceive you through arguments that sound reasonable.

if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, without shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.

For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

to the saints, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you from God our Father!

When Christ (who is your life) appears, then you too will be revealed in glory with him.