Because whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.

To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus Christ,

Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere love for the brothers, love one another fervently from a pure heart,

having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever.