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Colossians 4

1Mastersκύριοι,kurioiG2962, render untoyourservantsG1401thatwhichisjustG1342andequal;knowingthatyealsoG2532haveaMasterκύριονkurionG2962inheavenοὐρανῷ.¶ouranōG3772.

2Continue stedfastlyinprayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,watchingγρηγοροῦντεςgrēgorountesG1127thereinwiththanksgivingεὐχαριστίᾳ·eucharistiaG2169;

3withalprayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336forusalsoκαὶkaiG2532,thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316mayopenἀνοίξῃanoixēG455untousadoorθύρανthuranG2374forthewordλόγουlogouG3056,tospeakG2980themysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466ofChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,forwhichIamalsoκαὶkaiG2532inbonds;

4thatImaymakeφανερώσωphanerōsōG5319itmanifestG5319,asIoughtG1163tospeakλαλῆσαι.¶lalēsaiG2980.

5WalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043inwisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678towardthemthatarewithout, redeemingthetimeκαιρὸνkaironG2540.

6LetyourspeechλόγοςlogosG3056bealwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842withgraceχάριτι,charitiG5485,seasonedἠρτυμένος,ērtumenosG741withsaltἅλατιhalatiG217,thatyemayknowhowπῶςpōsG4459yeoughtG1163toanswerἀποκρίνεσθαι.¶apokrinesthaiG611eachoneἑνὶheniG1520.

7AllmyaffairsshallTychicusΤύχικοςTuchikosG5190makeγνωρίσειgnōriseiG1107knownuntoyou,thebelovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80andfaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ministerG1249andfellow-servantintheLordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962:

8whomIhavesentG3992untoyouforthisverypurpose,thatyemayknowγνῶτεgnōteG1097ourstate,andthathemaycomfortG3870yourheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588;

9togetherwithOnesimusὈνησίμῳOnēsimōG3682,thefaithfulπιστῷpistōG4103andbelovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27brotherἀδελφῷ,adelphōG80,whoisG1510oneG3739ofyou.TheyshallmakeγνωρίσουσινgnōrisousinG1107knownuntoyouallthingsπάνταpantaG3956thatareG1510donehereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

10AristarchusἈρίσταρχοςAristarchosG708myfellow-prisoner salutethyou,andMarkΜᾶρκοςMarkosG3138,thecousinofBarnabasΒαρναβᾶ,BarnabaG921(touchingwhomyereceivedG2983commandmentsG1785;ifhecomeἔλθῃelthēG2064untoyou,receiveG2983him),

11andJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thatisG1510calledJustusἸοῦστος,IoustosG2459,whoareG1510ofthecircumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061:theseonlyμόνοιmonoiG3441areG1510myfellow-workers untothekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,menG3778thathavebeenG1510acomfort untome.

12EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶςEpaphrasG1889,whoisoneG3588ofyou,aservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424, salutethyou,alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842strivingG75foryouinhisprayersπροσευχαῖς,proseuchaisG4335,thatyemaystandG2476perfectG5046andfullyπεπληροφορημένοιpeplērophorēmenoiG4135assuredinallthewillofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13ForIbearμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140himwitnessG3140,thathehathmuchG4183laborforyou,andfortheminLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993,andfortheminHierapolis.

14LukeΛουκᾶςLoukasG3065,thebelovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27physicianἰατρὸςiatrosG2395,andDemasΔημᾶς.¶DēmasG1214saluteyou.

15SalutethebrethrenthatareinLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993,andNymphas,andthechurchἐκκλησίαν.ekklēsianG1577thatisintheirhouseοἶκονoikonG3624.

16AndwhenὅτανhotanG3752thisepistle hathbeenreadἀναγνωσθῇanagnōsthēaG314amongyou,causethatitbereadἀναγνωσθῇ,anagnōsthēaG314alsoG2532inthechurchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577oftheLaodiceans;andthatyealsoG2532readἀναγνῶτε.anagnōteG314theepistlefromLaodiceaΛαοδικείαςLaodikeiasG2993.

17AndsayG3004toArchippusἈρχίππῳ·ArchippōG751,TakeG3880heedβλέπεblepeG991totheministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248whichthou hastreceivedG3880intheLordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,thatthou fulfilit.

18ThesalutationofmePaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972withmineownhandχειρὶcheiriG5495.RememberμνημονεύετέmnēmoneueteG3421mybonds.GraceχάριςcharisG5485bewithyou.

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