OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

1

• Greetings (1, 2)

• Thanks for the Colossians’ faith (3-8)

• Prayer for spiritual growth (9-12)

• Christ’s central role (13-23)

• Paul’s hard work for the congregation (24-29)

2

• Sacred secret of God, Christ (1-5)

• Watch out for deceivers (6-15)

• Reality belongs to Christ (16-23)

3

• The old and the new personality (1-17)

  • Deaden body members (5)

  • Love, a perfect bond of union (14)

• Advice to Christian households (18-25)

4

• Advice to masters (1)

• “Persevere in prayer” (2-4)

• Walking in wisdom toward outsiders (5, 6)

• Final greetings (7-18)