1. Ὁ Παῦλος, ἀπόστολος τοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μὲ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ὁ Τιμόθεος ὁ ἀδελφός,
2. πρὸς τοὺς ἁγίους καὶ πιστοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἐν Χριστῷ, ποὺ εἶναι εἰς τὰς Κολοσσάς· χάρις νὰ εἶναι σ᾽ ἐσᾶς καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ τὸν Θεὸν Πατέρα μας καὶ ἀπὸ τὸν Κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν.
3. Εὐχαριστοῦμεν πάντοτε τὸν Θεὸν καὶ Πατέρα τοῦ Κυρίου μας Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ γιὰ σᾶς, ὅταν προσευχώμεθα,