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so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and multiplying in the full knowledge of God;

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

For in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,

of which I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God given to me for you, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,

to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

and not holding fast to the head, from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.

Therefore, if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

For you died and your life has been hidden with Christ in God.

On account of these things, the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,

So, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience;

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

And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been bound,

and also Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be a comfort to me.

Epaphras, who is one of your number, a slave of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand complete and fully assured in all the will of God.

Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers;

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ before our God and Father,

knowing, brothers beloved by God, your election,