since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.

And tell Archippus, “See to it that you complete the ministry you received in the Lord.”

Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel

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.

Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart (for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.