Study Desk

For these are an image of the things which are to come; but the body is Christ's.

For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God.

But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;

Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:

And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times.

Husbands, have love for your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Children, do the orders of your fathers and mothers in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ.

For the wrongdoer will have punishment for the wrong he has done, without respect for any man's position.

And making prayer for us, that God may give us an open door for the preaching of the word, the secret of Christ, for which I am now in chains;

So that I may make it clear, as it is right for me to do.

And I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may have news of how we are, and so that he may give your hearts comfort;

And Jesus, whose other name is Justus; these are of the circumcision: they are my only brother-workers for the kingdom of God, who have been a comfort to me.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his love, ever taking thought for you in his prayers, that you may be complete and fully certain of all the purpose of God.

For I give witness of him that he has undergone much trouble for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.

We give praise to God at all times for you, keeping you in memory in our prayers;

For not only was the word of the Lord sounding out from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God is made clear; so that we have no need to say anything.

For they themselves give the news of how we came among you; and how you were turned from images to God, to the worship of a true and living God,

Waiting for his Son from heaven, who came back from the dead, even Jesus, our Saviour from the wrath to come.

For you yourselves, brothers, are conscious that our coming among you was not without effect: