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

to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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

Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently out of a pure heart,

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