Colossians 1:28-2:5

English Standard Version

²⁸ Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that ^(A)we may present everyone ^(B)mature in Christ. ²⁹ For this ^(C)I toil, ^(D)struggling ^(E)with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

2 For I want you to know ^(F)how great a ^(G)struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, ² that ^(H)their hearts may be encouraged, being ^(I)knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of ^(J)God's mystery, which is Christ, ^3 (K)in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. ⁴ I say this in order ^(L)that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. ⁵ For ^(M)though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your ^(N)good order and ^(O)the firmness of your faith in Christ.