7. You learnt of God's grace from Epaphras, our dear fellow-servant, who is Christ's faithful worker on our behalf.
8. He has told us of the love that the Spirit has given you.
9. For this reason we have always prayed for you, ever since we heard about you. We ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will, with all the wisdom and understanding that his Spirit gives.
10. Then you will be able to live as the Lord wants and will always do what pleases him. Your lives will produce all kinds of good deeds, and you will grow in your knowledge of God.
13. He rescued us from the power of darkness and brought us safe into the kingdom of his dear Son,
14. by whom we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven.
15. Christ is the visible likeness of the invisible God. He is the firstborn Son, superior to all created things.