New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures Colossians Outline COLOSSIANS 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)