Epaphras the seruaunte of Christe, (which is one of you) saluteth you, and alwayes laboureth feruently for you in prayers, that ye maye stande perfite and ful, in al the wil of god. For I beare hym recorde, that he hath a feruēt mynde for you, and them that are of Laodicia, and them that are of Hierapolis.
Epaphras greeteth you, whiche is one of you, not only by the profes∣sion of Christes name, but also one of the same countrey, who so hartelye fauoreth you, that he moste feruently for you maketh his prayer to god, y• ye by his helpe maye stedfastly continew in that ye haue begunne, and not be vnperfit christiās, but in doing al suche thinges, as god requireth, per∣fite and full. For in this I beare hym recorde, that he hath a feruent loue towarde you, and not toward you onely, but also towarde all them, that are of Laodicia and Hierapolis, whiche border nigh vnto you.