en_tn/col/02/05.md

not with you in the flesh

The person's flesh, or physical body, is a metonym for the person. Alternate translation: "not physically present with you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)

I am with you in spirit

Being with someone in spirit is a metaphor for thinking continually about that person. Alternate translation: "I continually think about you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)

good order

the proper way of doing things

the strength of your faith

"how nothing and no one can cause you to stop believing"