that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled

To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me.