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This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.
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according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
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Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
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Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:
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so that through my being with you again your boasting in Christ Jesus will abound on account of me.
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For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
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and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.
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I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
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And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
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Final Greetings
Greet all God’s people in Christ Jesus. The brothers and sisters who are with me send greetings.
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To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
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because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—
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He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.
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For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how disciplined you are and how firm your faith in Christ is.
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Spiritual Fullness in Christ
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,
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For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form,
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and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.
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These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
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Living as Those Made Alive in Christ
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
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For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of God’s churches in Judea, which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own people the same things those churches suffered from the Jews
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For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
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give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
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The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in keeping with the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,
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He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
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What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus.
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The Appeal Renewed
You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
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Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
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In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
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and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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Paul’s Plea for Onesimus
Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do,
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I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
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Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings.
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We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end.
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keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.
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And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
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Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
