1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2. to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3. We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4. having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,
5. because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News,
6. which has come to you; even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;