Colossians 1:10Prison letter context (trad.)
that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God,
Paul urges a fruitful work that is embodied in study and play. Colossians 1:10: trace "may" and "walk". Let fruitful work in what we refuse to say—turn hope into steady work.
The setting is Colossians—epistle/letter, naming fruitful work. Placed in ch. 1, the nearby lines set its tone. The nearby sentences supply the texture.