1Yo, I just want you to know how much I’m vibing for you and the crew at Laodicea, and everyone who hasn’t seen my face IRL;

2So their hearts can chill, all tied up in love, and flexing the full assurance of understanding, recognizing the mystery of God, the Father, and Christ;

3In Him are all the hidden treasures of wisdom and knowledge, fr.

4Just sayin', don’t let anyone trick you with smooth talk.

5Even though I’m not with you in the flesh, I’m totally there in spirit, hyped and checking out your vibes and how strong your faith in Christ is.

6Since you’ve received Christ Jesus the Lord, just keep walking in Him, no cap:

7Get rooted and built up in Him, steady in the faith, like you’ve been taught, overflowing with gratitude.

8Watch out, don’t let anyone mess with your vibe through philosophy and fake deceit, following the traditions of people, not Christ.

9For in Him, all the fullness of the Godhead is chillin' in bodily form.

10And you’re complete in Him, who’s the boss of all authority and power:

11In Him, you’ve been circumcised without hands, ditching the sins of the flesh through Christ’s circumcision:

12Buried with Him in baptism, and you’ve also risen with Him through faith in God’s power, who raised Him from the dead.

13And you, once dead in your sins and uncircumcised in the flesh, He brought to life with Him, forgiving all your mess-ups;

14Canceling the charges against us that were sus, taking them outta the way, nailing them to His cross;

15And after spoiling the authorities and powers, He flexed on them openly, winning big time.

16So don’t let anyone judge you on food, drink, holy days, new moons, or Sabbath vibes:

17These are just shadows of what’s coming; but the real deal is Christ.

18Don’t let anyone rob you of your reward with fake humility and angel worship, getting all puffy with their fleshly mind,

19And not holding onto the Head, from which the whole body gets its nourishment and grows together, boosted by God.

20So if you’ve died with Christ from the basic stuff of the world, why are you acting like you’re still living in it, following rules,

21(Don’t touch this; don’t taste that; don’t handle this;

22Which all fade away with use;) following the commands and teachings of men?

23These things may look wise with self-worship, humility, and neglecting the body; but they don’t really honor the flesh.

1For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

2That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

3In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

4And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

5For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:

7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

10And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

11In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

12Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

13And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

14Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

15And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

16Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

17Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

18Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

19And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

20Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

21(Touch not; taste not; handle not;

22Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

23Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.