Sample Verses
1:1 - 1:12
"we give thanks to god, the father of our lord jesus christ, praying always for you" (1:3)
"for this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray
for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in
all spiritual wisdom and understanding." (1:9)
1:13 - 1:23
"he is before all things, and in him all things hold together" (1:17)
"he has now reconciled you in his fleshly body through death, in order to present you before
him holy and blameless and beyond reproach" (1:22)
1:24 -2:7
"of this church i was made a minister according to the stewardship from god bestowed" (1:25)
"for even though i am absent in body, nevertheless i am with you in spirit" (2:5)
2:8 -2:23
"for in him all the fulness of diety dwells in bodily form" (2:9)
"do not handle, do not taste, do not touch" (2:21)
3:1 -3:17
"set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth" (3:2)
"and beyond all these things, put on love which is the perfect bond of unity" (3:14)
3:18 - 4:1
"husbands, love your wives, and do not be embittered against them" (3:19)
"whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the lord rather than for men" (3:23)
4:2 - 4:18
"devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving" (4:2)
"conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity" (4:5)