Colossians 2:1-7 ▼

1 For I want you to know how much I struggle for you, for those in Laodicea, and for all who have never seen me face to face.

2 Because they are united in love, I pray that their hearts may be encouraged by all the riches that come from a complete understanding of the full knowledge of the Messiah, who is the mystery of God.

3 In him are stored all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

4 I say this so that no one will mislead you with nice-sounding rhetoric.

5 For although I am physically absent, I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see how stable you are and how firm your faith in the Messiah is.

6 So then, just as you have received the Messiah Jesus the Lord, continue to live dependent on him.

7 For you have been rooted in him and are being built up and strengthened in the faith, just as you were taught, while you continue to be thankful.