⁹ For in Christ all the fullness^(A) of the Deity lives in bodily form, ¹⁰ and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head^(B) over every power and authority.^{(C) 11} In him you were also circumcised^(D) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh^[a](E) was put off when you were circumcised by^[b] Christ,

⁷ Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people,^{(A) 8} because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do,^(B) whether they are slave or free.