# Outline of the Letter of Saint Paul to the Colossians 1\. Opening Address (**1:1-14)** A. Greetings (1:1-2) B. Prayer and Thanksgiving (1:3-14) 2\. Christian Belief (**1:15-2:23)** A. The Preeminence of Christ (1:15-23) B. The Ministry of Paul (1:24-2:7) C. The Cross and the Circumcision of Christ (2:8-15) D. The Shadows of the Old Covenant (2:16-23) 3\. Christian Behavior (**3:1-4:6)** A. A New Mind in Christ (3:1-4) B. A New Life in Christ (3:5-17) C. Family Life in Christ (3:18-4:1) D. Prayer and Conversation in Christ (4:2-6) 4\. Closing Farewell (**4:7-18)** A. The Commendation of Tychicus and Onesimus (4:7-9) B. Final Greetings and Instructions (4:10-18) THE LETTER OF SAINT PAUL TO THE --- > Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch, *The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: New Testament*, Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2010).