Colossians as a whole

                                 C O L O S S I A N S

A   |   i. 1, 2.   Salutation.

     B   |   i. 3-8.   Faithful ministry.   Epaphras.   The word of truth heard.

          C   |   a   |   i. 9-12.   Prayer for spiritual walk.

                       b   |   i. 13-23.   Christ before all things, and in Him all things consist.

               D   |   i. 23-28.   The mystery manifested by God.

                    E   |   i. 28 - ii. 1.   Preaching to present perfect.

                         F   |   ii. 2, 3.   Hid - - the treasures of wisdom and knowledge - - in Christ.

                              G   |   ii. 4-23.   BEWARE.   A five-fold warning.

                         F   |   iii. 1-4.   Hid - - your life - - with Christ.

          C   |       b   |   iii. 5-15.   Christ is all and in all.

                   a   |   iii. 16 - iv. 1.   Indwelling Word for spiritual walk.              

               D   |   iv. 2-11.   The mystery manifested by Paul.

                    E   |   iv. 12, 13.   Prayer to stand perfect.

     B   |   iv. 14-17.   Fulfil ministry.   Archippus.   Epistle to be read.

A   |   iv. 18.   Salutation.