Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 62 The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 58: Colossians The Challoner Revision Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistle_to_the_Colossians This eBook was produced by David Widger from etext #1581 prepared by Dennis McCarthy, Atlanta, Georgia and Tad Book, student, Pontifical North American College, Rome "The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 58: Colossians" is a religious text that falls under the genre of sacred scripture, specifically within Christian literature. It is attributed to St. Paul, written during the first century AD, likely while he was imprisoned. The epistle addresses the Christian community in Colossae, discussing themes of faith, Christ's preeminence, and the proper conduct of believers. In this epistle, St. Paul expresses gratitude for the faith of the Colossians and emphasizes the significance of Christ as the head of the church and the source of spiritual wisdom. He warns against false teachings and urges the believers to remain steadfast in their faith and center their lives on Christ. The text also offers practical guidance on moral behavior and the relationships among family and within the community, highlighting virtues such as charity, humility, and forgiveness. Ultimately, the letter serves to strengthen the church in Colossae amid challenges and to reaffirm their commitment to the teachings of Christ. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Bible. Colossians BS Text Category: Religion/Spirituality 47472 2025-07-04T05:34:26.349692 text/html 47293 2025-01-11T03:19:03.931181 text/html 89729 2025-07-04T05:34:30.951652 application/epub+zip 88563 2025-07-04T05:34:28.951659 application/epub+zip 84014 2025-07-04T05:34:27.932673 application/epub+zip 201403 2025-07-04T05:34:32.373637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194953 2025-07-04T05:34:30.348669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160969 2022-09-04T10:02:09.365882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36933 2025-07-04T05:34:26.152698 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31850 2020-12-26T15:40:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16273 2025-07-04T05:34:32.481657 application/rdf+xml 14994 2025-07-04T05:34:28.409718 image/jpeg 3305 2025-07-04T05:34:28.169656 image/jpeg 13192 2020-12-26T15:40:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 86356 2025-07-04T05:34:26.354676 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog