1. For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, for those in Laodicea, and for all who have not seen me in person.
2. I want their hearts to be encouraged and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery — Christ.
3. All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Him.
4. I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive arguments.
5. For I may be absent in body, but I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see how well ordered you are and the strength of your faith in Christ.