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 Well, this morning as we come to the Word of God, we're going to do something a little different than usual.

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 We're going to take a Sunday off from the Gospel of John, and we're going to hear from another place in God's Word.

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 The Apostle Paul, in his letter to Timothy, said this to Timothy.

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 He said,

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 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture.

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 So not just a little bit of reading Scripture out loud from time to time in public, but devote yourself to it.

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 Give yourself wholly to it.

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 And so I want you to imagine this morning that we are living back in time in the first century.

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 It's not too long ago that Jesus was there in Israel.

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 Not too long ago that he was crucified, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven.

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 And here we are a good ways away in the city of Colossae.

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 We live in Asia Minor, which is now modern-day Turkey.

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 Since Jesus came, news has been spreading like wildfire about him.

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 And bringing the news are these men called apostles of Jesus.

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 Literally, in the common tongue, sent messengers of Jesus.

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 And they're doing the same kinds of signs and wonders that we heard Jesus did while he was there among the Jewish people.

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 Things which no mere man can do.

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 Things which even the best of our world's magicians and healers can't do.

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 Many of you know the story of how the early churches were established.

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 The apostle Paul's missionary adventures are written out for us in the book of Acts.

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 He went from place to place, traveling all around the Mediterranean world, spreading the news of Jesus, and speaking on behalf of the Lord.

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 And in many cities and towns all around the Mediterranean, fellowships, churches, began to form.

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 They began to grow as they heard the word about Christ and believed in him.

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 And the apostles, from time to time, came back to visit these churches.

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 And from time to time, they wrote letters to the churches.

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 And as the churches would gather week after week, they would read aloud together these letters of the apostles.

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 Just like Paul wrote at the end of his first letter to the Thessalonians.

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 He charged them before the Lord to read this letter aloud to all the believers there.

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 So what we're about to do is a lot like how they did it back then in the days of the early church.

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 And so I want you to imagine this morning that you belong to the church of Colossae.

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 You never had the privilege of seeing or meeting any of these apostles like Paul in person.

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 But you heard about Jesus secondhand through a good friend named Epaphras.

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 He himself saw Paul and met with him in person.

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 And ever since Epaphras came back to Colossae with news of that encounter,

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 all of us here who believe in Jesus, we've been steadily growing in our faith.

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 And now imagine that someone has just arrived, a messenger carrying with him a letter from the apostle Paul himself,

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 addressed to us, to our little church here in Colossae.

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 From the miracle-working, good news-telling, apostle Paul himself.

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 And now imagine that we are all gathered for the first time to hear what Paul would say to us on behalf of the Lord Jesus.

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 Let me read you Paul's letter to the Colossians in full.

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 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy, our brother.

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 To God's holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ,

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 grace and peace to you from God our Father.

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 Father, we always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you.

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 Because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus,

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 and of the love you have for all God's people.

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 The faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven,

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 and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel that has come to you.

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 In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world,

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 just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God's grace.

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 You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant,

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 who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

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 and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

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 For this reason, since the day we heard about you,

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 we have not stopped praying for you.

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 We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will,

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 through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,

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 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord,

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 and please him in every way,

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 bearing fruit in every good work,

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 growing in the knowledge of God,

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 being strengthened with all power,

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 according to his glorious might,

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 so that you may have great endurance and patience,

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 and giving joyful thanks to the Father,

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 who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people

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 in the kingdom of light.

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 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness

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 and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,

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 in whom we have redemption,

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 the forgiveness of sins,

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 the Son is the image of the invisible God,

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 the firstborn over all creation,

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 for in him all things were created,

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 things in heaven and on earth,

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 visible and invisible,

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 whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities,

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 all things have been created through him and for him.

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 He is before all things,

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 and in him all things hold together.

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 And he is the head of the body,

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 the church.

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 He is the beginning

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 and the firstborn from among the dead,

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 so that in everything he might have the supremacy.

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 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him

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 and through him to reconcile to himself all things,

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 whether things on earth or things in heaven,

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 by making peace through his blood shed on the cross.

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 Once you were alienated from God

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 and were enemies in your minds

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 because of your evil behavior,

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 but now he has reconciled you

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 by Christ's physical body through death

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 to present you holy in his sight,

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 without blemish and free from accusation,

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 if you continue in your faith,

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 established and firm,

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 and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel.

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 This is the gospel that you heard

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 and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven

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 and of which I, Paul, became a servant.

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 Now, I rejoice in what I am suffering for you

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 and I fill up in my flesh

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 what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions

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 for the sake of his body,

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 which is the church.

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 I have become its servant by the commission

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 God gave me to present to you

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 the word of God in its fullness,

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 the mystery that has been kept hidden

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 for ages and generations,

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 but is now disclosed to the Lord's people.

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 To them, God has chosen to make known

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 among the Gentiles

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 the glorious riches of this mystery,

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 which is Christ in you,

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 the hope of glory.

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 He is the one we proclaim,

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 admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom

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 so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.

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 To this end,

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 I strenuously contend with all the energy

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 Christ so powerfully works in me.

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 I want you to know how hard I'm contending for you

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 and for those at Laodicea

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 and for all who have not met me personally.

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 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart

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 and united in love

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 so that they may have the full riches

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 of complete understanding

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 in order that they may know the mystery of God,

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 namely, Christ,

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 in whom are hidden

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 all the treasures

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 of wisdom

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 and knowledge.

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 I tell you this

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 so that no one may deceive you

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 by fine-sounding arguments.

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 For though I am absent from you in body,

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 I am present with you in spirit

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 and delight to see how disciplined

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 you are

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 and how firm

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 your faith in Christ is.

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 So then,

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 just as you received Christ Jesus

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 as Lord,

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 continue to live your lives in Him,

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 rooted

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 and built up in Him,

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 strengthened in the faith

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 as you were taught

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 and overflowing with thankfulness.

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 See to it that no one takes you captive

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 through hollow

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 and deceptive philosophy

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 which depends on human tradition

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 and the elemental spiritual forces

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 of this world

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 rather than on Christ.

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 For in Christ,

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 all the fullness of deity

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 dwells

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 in bodily form.

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 And in Christ,

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 you have been brought to fullness.

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 He is the head

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 over every power

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 and authority.

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 in Him,

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 you were also circumcised

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 with a circumcision

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 not performed by human hands.

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 Your whole self,

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 ruled by the flesh,

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 was put off

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 when you were circumcised

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 by Christ.

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 Having been buried

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 with Him

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 in baptism,

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 in which you were also

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 raised with Him

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 through your faith

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 in the working of God

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 who raised Him

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 from the dead,

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 when you were dead

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 in your sins

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 and in the uncircumcision

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 of your flesh,

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 God made you

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 alive

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 with Christ.

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 He forgave us

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 all our sins

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 having canceled

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 the charge

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 of our legal indebtedness

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 which stood against us

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 and condemned us.

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 He has taken it away,

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 nailing it to the cross.

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 And having disarmed

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 the powers and authorities,

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 He made a public spectacle

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 of them,

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 triumphing over them

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 by the cross.

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 Therefore,

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 do not let anyone judge you

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 by what you eat

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 or drink

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 or with regard

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 to a religious festival,

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 a new moon celebration

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 or a Sabbath day.

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 These are a shadow

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 of the things

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 that were to come.

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 The reality,

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 however,

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 is found

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 in Christ.

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 Do not let anyone

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 who delights

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 in false humility

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 and the worship

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 of angels

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 disqualify you.

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 Such a person

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 also goes into

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 great detail

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 about what they have seen.

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 They are puffed up

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 with idle notions

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 by their unspiritual mind.

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 They have lost connection

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 with the head

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 from whom the whole body,

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 supported

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 and held together

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 by its ligaments

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 and sinews,

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 grows

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 as God causes it

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 to grow.

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 Since you died

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 with Christ

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 to the elemental

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 spiritual forces

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 of this world,

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 why,

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 as though you still

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 belong to the world,

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 do you submit

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 to its rules?

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 Do not handle,

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 do not taste,

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 do not touch.

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 These rules,

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 which have to do

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 with things

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 that are all

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 destined to perish

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 with use,

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 are based on

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 merely human commands

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 and teachings.

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 Such regulations,

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 indeed,

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 have an appearance

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 of wisdom

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 with their self-imposed

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 worship,

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 their false humility,

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 and their harsh

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 treatment of the body.

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 But they lack

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 any value

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 in restraining

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 sensual indulgence.

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 since then,

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 you have been

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 raised with Christ.

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 Set your hearts

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 on things above,

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 where Christ is,

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 seated at the right

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 hand of God.

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 Set your minds

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 on things above,

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 not on earthly things.

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 For you died,

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 and your life

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 is now hidden

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 with Christ

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 in God.

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 when Christ,

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 who is

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 your life,

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 appears,

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 you also

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 will appear

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 with him

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 in glory.

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 Put to death,

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 therefore,

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 whatever belongs

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 to your earthly nature,

00:15:10.500 --> 00:15:12.659
 sexual immorality,

00:15:13.659 --> 00:15:15.319
 impurity,

00:15:16.319 --> 00:15:17.179
 lust,

00:15:18.500 --> 00:15:19.459
 evil desires,

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 and greed,

00:15:20.940 --> 00:15:22.380
 which is

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 idolatry.

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 Because of these,

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 the wrath of God

00:15:26.960 --> 00:15:27.660
 is coming.

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 You used to walk

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 in these ways,

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 in the life

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 you once lived,

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 but now you must

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 also rid yourselves

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 of all such things

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 as these,

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 anger,

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 rage,

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 malice,

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 slander,

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 and filthy language

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 from your lips.

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 do not lie

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 to each other,

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 since you have

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 taken off

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 your old self

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 with its practices

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 and have put on

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 the new self,

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 which is being

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 renewed

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 in knowledge,

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 in the image

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 of its creator.

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 Here there is

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 no Gentile

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 or Jew,

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 circumcised

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 or uncircumcised,

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 barbarian,

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 Scythian,

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 slave,

00:16:13.920 --> 00:16:14.500
 or free,

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 but Christ

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 is all

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 and is in all.

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 Therefore,

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 as God's

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 chosen people,

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 holy

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 and dearly

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 loved,

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 clothe yourselves

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 with compassion,

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 kindness,

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 humility,

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 gentleness,

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 and patience.

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 Bear with each other

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 and forgive

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 one another.

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 if any of you

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 has a grievance

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 against someone,

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 forgive as the Lord

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 forgave you.

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 And over

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 all these virtues,

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 put on love,

00:16:56.039 --> 00:16:57.340
 which binds them

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 all together

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 in perfect unity.

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 Let the peace

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 of Christ

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 rule

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 in your hearts,

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 since as members

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 of one body,

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 you were called

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 to peace.

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 and be thankful.

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 Let the message

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 of Christ

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 dwell among you

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 richly

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 as you teach

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 and admonish

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 one another

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 with all wisdom

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 through psalms,

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 hymns,

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 and songs

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 from the Spirit,

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 singing to God

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 with gratitude

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 in your hearts.

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 and whatever you do,

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 whether in word

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 or deed,

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 do it all

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 in the name

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 of the Lord Jesus,

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 giving thanks

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 to God

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 the Father

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 through him.

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 Wives,

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 submit

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 yourselves

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 to your husbands

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 as is fitting

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 in the Lord.

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 husbands,

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 love your wives

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 and do not

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 be harsh

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 with them.

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 Children,

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 obey

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 your parents

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 in everything

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 for this

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 pleases

00:18:10.740 --> 00:18:11.680
 the Lord.

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 Fathers,

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 do not

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 embitter

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 your children

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 or they

00:18:18.619 --> 00:18:19.039
 will become

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 discouraged.

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 Slaves,

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 obey

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 your earthly

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 masters

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 in everything

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 and do it

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 not only

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 when their

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 eye is on you

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 and to curry

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 their favor

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 but with

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 sincerity

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 of heart

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 and reverence

00:18:33.159 --> 00:18:33.879
 for the Lord.

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 Whatever you do,

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 work at it

00:18:37.359 --> 00:18:38.079
 with all your

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 heart

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 as working

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 for the Lord,

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 not for human

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 masters

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 since you know

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 that you will

00:18:46.059 --> 00:18:46.599
 receive

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 an inheritance

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 from the Lord

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 as your reward.

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 It is the

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 Lord Christ

00:18:53.259 --> 00:18:54.299
 you are

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 serving.

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 Anyone who

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 does wrong

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 will be repaid

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 for their

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 wrongs

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 and there

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 is no

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 favoritism.

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 Masters,

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 provide your

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 slaves with

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 what is right

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 and fair

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 because you

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 know that

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 you also

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 have a

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 master

00:19:11.259 --> 00:19:12.240
 in heaven.

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 Devote

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 yourselves

00:19:16.700 --> 00:19:17.599
 to prayer,

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 being watchful

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 and thankful

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 and pray

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 for us

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 too

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 that God

00:19:23.859 --> 00:19:24.359
 may open

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 a door

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 for our

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 message

00:19:25.859 --> 00:19:27.460
 so that

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 we may

00:19:27.859 --> 00:19:28.319
 proclaim

00:19:28.319 --> 00:19:29.019
 the mystery

00:19:29.019 --> 00:19:29.659
 of Christ

00:19:29.659 --> 00:19:30.079
 for which

00:19:30.079 --> 00:19:31.259
 I am

00:19:31.259 --> 00:19:32.440
 in chains.

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 Pray that

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 I may

00:19:35.119 --> 00:19:35.779
 proclaim it

00:19:35.779 --> 00:19:36.240
 clearly

00:19:36.240 --> 00:19:37.500
 as I

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 should.

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 Be wise

00:19:40.460 --> 00:19:40.859
 in the way

00:19:40.859 --> 00:19:41.279
 you act

00:19:41.279 --> 00:19:41.639
 toward

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 outsiders.

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 Make the

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 most of

00:19:44.919 --> 00:19:45.319
 every

00:19:45.319 --> 00:19:45.940
 opportunity.

00:19:45.940 --> 00:19:48.100
 let your

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 conversation

00:19:48.840 --> 00:19:50.279
 be always

00:19:50.279 --> 00:19:51.019
 full of

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 grace,

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 seasoned

00:19:52.519 --> 00:19:53.240
 with salt

00:19:53.240 --> 00:19:54.620
 so that

00:19:54.620 --> 00:19:54.920
 you may

00:19:54.920 --> 00:19:55.519
 know how

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 to answer

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 everyone.

00:19:58.900 --> 00:19:59.299
 Tychicus

00:19:59.299 --> 00:19:59.840
 will tell

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 you all

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 the news

00:20:00.519 --> 00:20:01.039
 about me.

00:20:02.080 --> 00:20:02.539
 He is a

00:20:02.539 --> 00:20:03.039
 dear brother,

00:20:03.660 --> 00:20:04.059
 a faithful

00:20:04.059 --> 00:20:04.700
 minister and

00:20:04.700 --> 00:20:05.299
 fellow servant

00:20:05.299 --> 00:20:05.840
 in the Lord.

00:20:06.240 --> 00:20:06.960
 I'm sending

00:20:06.960 --> 00:20:07.539
 him to you

00:20:07.539 --> 00:20:07.880
 for the

00:20:07.880 --> 00:20:08.840
 express purpose

00:20:08.840 --> 00:20:09.660
 that you

00:20:09.660 --> 00:20:10.039
 may know

00:20:10.039 --> 00:20:10.460
 about our

00:20:10.460 --> 00:20:11.120
 circumstances

00:20:11.120 --> 00:20:12.120
 and that he

00:20:12.120 --> 00:20:12.660
 may encourage

00:20:12.660 --> 00:20:13.180
 your hearts.

00:20:13.559 --> 00:20:13.980
 He's coming

00:20:13.980 --> 00:20:14.920
 with Onesimus,

00:20:15.120 --> 00:20:15.660
 our faithful

00:20:15.660 --> 00:20:16.100
 and dear

00:20:16.100 --> 00:20:16.600
 brother who

00:20:16.600 --> 00:20:16.920
 is one

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 of you.

00:20:18.120 --> 00:20:18.700
 They will

00:20:18.700 --> 00:20:19.040
 tell you

00:20:19.040 --> 00:20:19.580
 everything that

00:20:19.580 --> 00:20:20.019
 is happening

00:20:20.019 --> 00:20:20.380
 here.

00:20:21.640 --> 00:20:22.320
 My fellow

00:20:22.320 --> 00:20:22.720
 prisoner,

00:20:22.860 --> 00:20:23.560
 Aristarchus,

00:20:23.860 --> 00:20:24.360
 sends you

00:20:24.360 --> 00:20:24.960
 his greetings,

00:20:25.360 --> 00:20:25.800
 as does

00:20:25.800 --> 00:20:26.120
 Mark,

00:20:26.220 --> 00:20:26.580
 the cousin

00:20:26.580 --> 00:20:27.240
 of Barnabas.

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 You have

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 received

00:20:28.720 --> 00:20:29.200
 instructions

00:20:29.200 --> 00:20:29.800
 about him.

00:20:29.860 --> 00:20:30.100
 If he

00:20:30.100 --> 00:20:30.540
 comes to

00:20:30.540 --> 00:20:30.740
 you,

00:20:31.019 --> 00:20:31.600
 welcome him.

00:20:33.220 --> 00:20:33.700
 Jesus,

00:20:33.980 --> 00:20:34.279
 who is

00:20:34.279 --> 00:20:34.620
 called

00:20:34.620 --> 00:20:35.100
 Justice,

00:20:35.340 --> 00:20:36.120
 also sends

00:20:36.120 --> 00:20:36.500
 greetings.

00:20:37.660 --> 00:20:37.980
 These are

00:20:37.980 --> 00:20:38.300
 the only

00:20:38.300 --> 00:20:38.880
 Jews among

00:20:38.880 --> 00:20:39.600
 my co-workers

00:20:39.600 --> 00:20:40.000
 for the

00:20:40.000 --> 00:20:40.460
 kingdom of

00:20:40.460 --> 00:20:40.740
 God,

00:20:41.259 --> 00:20:42.080
 and they

00:20:42.080 --> 00:20:42.500
 have proved

00:20:42.500 --> 00:20:42.880
 a comfort

00:20:42.880 --> 00:20:43.340
 to me.

00:20:43.339 --> 00:20:45.500
 Epaphras,

00:20:45.579 --> 00:20:45.799
 who is

00:20:45.799 --> 00:20:46.139
 one of

00:20:46.139 --> 00:20:46.339
 you,

00:20:46.439 --> 00:20:46.740
 and a

00:20:46.740 --> 00:20:47.220
 servant of

00:20:47.220 --> 00:20:47.919
 Christ Jesus,

00:20:48.459 --> 00:20:49.199
 sends greetings.

00:20:50.199 --> 00:20:50.899
 He is

00:20:50.899 --> 00:20:52.039
 always wrestling

00:20:52.039 --> 00:20:52.720
 in prayer for

00:20:52.720 --> 00:20:52.980
 you,

00:20:53.139 --> 00:20:54.319
 that you may

00:20:54.319 --> 00:20:55.259
 stand firm

00:20:55.259 --> 00:20:56.339
 in all the

00:20:56.339 --> 00:20:56.899
 will of

00:20:56.899 --> 00:20:57.259
 God,

00:20:57.679 --> 00:20:58.079
 mature,

00:20:58.779 --> 00:20:59.519
 and fully

00:20:59.519 --> 00:20:59.919
 assured.

00:21:00.919 --> 00:21:02.000
 I vouch for

00:21:02.000 --> 00:21:02.559
 him that he

00:21:02.559 --> 00:21:03.059
 is working

00:21:03.059 --> 00:21:03.919
 hard for you

00:21:03.919 --> 00:21:05.319
 and for those

00:21:05.319 --> 00:21:06.179
 at Laodicea

00:21:06.179 --> 00:21:06.939
 and Hierapolis.

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 Our dear

00:21:08.720 --> 00:21:09.600
 friend Luke,

00:21:09.820 --> 00:21:10.340
 the doctor,

00:21:10.920 --> 00:21:11.440
 and Demas,

00:21:11.640 --> 00:21:12.299
 send greetings.

00:21:13.140 --> 00:21:13.660
 Give my

00:21:13.660 --> 00:21:14.160
 greetings to

00:21:14.160 --> 00:21:14.500
 the brothers

00:21:14.500 --> 00:21:15.039
 and sisters

00:21:15.039 --> 00:21:15.860
 at Laodicea

00:21:15.860 --> 00:21:16.320
 and to

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 Nympha and

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 the church

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 in her

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 house.

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 After this

00:21:20.360 --> 00:21:20.840
 letter has

00:21:20.840 --> 00:21:21.240
 been read

00:21:21.240 --> 00:21:21.700
 to you,

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 see that it

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 is also

00:21:23.400 --> 00:21:24.000
 read in

00:21:24.000 --> 00:21:24.480
 the church

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 of the

00:21:24.759 --> 00:21:25.480
 Laodiceans

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 and that

00:21:26.580 --> 00:21:26.900
 you in

00:21:26.900 --> 00:21:27.340
 turn read

00:21:27.340 --> 00:21:27.660
 the letter

00:21:27.660 --> 00:21:28.600
 from Laodicea.

00:21:30.120 --> 00:21:30.600
 Tell

00:21:30.600 --> 00:21:31.299
 Archippus,

00:21:32.059 --> 00:21:32.840
 see to it

00:21:32.840 --> 00:21:33.120
 that you

00:21:33.120 --> 00:21:33.860
 complete the

00:21:33.860 --> 00:21:34.440
 ministry you

00:21:34.440 --> 00:21:34.940
 have received

00:21:34.940 --> 00:21:35.200
 in the

00:21:35.200 --> 00:21:35.420
 Lord.

00:21:35.420 --> 00:21:37.620
 I,

00:21:37.759 --> 00:21:38.019
 Paul,

00:21:38.860 --> 00:21:39.400
 write this

00:21:39.400 --> 00:21:40.019
 greeting in

00:21:40.019 --> 00:21:40.400
 my own

00:21:40.400 --> 00:21:40.759
 hand.

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 Remember

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 my chains.

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 Grace

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 be with

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 you.