Colossians 4

1MastersG2962, supplyG3930 your slavesG1401 with whatG3588 is rightG1342 andG2532 fairG2471, since you knowG1492 thatG3754 youG4771 alsoG2532 haveG2192 a MasterG2962 inG1722 heavenG3772.

2Devote yourselvesG4342 toG3588 prayerG4335, being watchfulG1127 and thankfulG2169, 3asG260 you prayG4336 alsoG2532 forG4012 usG1473, thatG2443 GodG2316 may openG455 to usG1473 a doorG2374 for theG3588 wordG3056, so that we may proclaimG2980 theG3588 mysteryG3466 of ChristG5547, forG1223 whichG3739 I am in chainsG1210. 4Pray thatG2443 I may declare it clearlyG5319G846, asG5613 IG1473 shouldG1163G2980.

5ActG4043 wiselyG1722G4678 towardG4314 outsidersG1854, redeemingG1805 theG3588 timeG2540. 6Let yourG4771 speechG3056 alwaysG3842G1722 be graciousG5485, seasonedG741 with saltG217, so that you may knowG1492 howG4459 to answerG1163G4771G611 everyoneG1538G1520.

Greetings from Paul’s Fellow Workers

(Romans 16:21–23)

7TychicusG5190 will tellG1107 youG4771 allG3956 the newsG3588 aboutG2596 meG1473. He is a belovedG27 brotherG80, a faithfulG4103 ministerG1249, andG2532 a fellow servantG4889 inG1722 the LordG2962. 8I have sentG3992 himG3739 toG4314 youG4771 forG1519 this veryG846 purposeG3778, thatG2443 you may knowG1097 aboutG4012 usG1473, and thatG2532 he may encourageG3870 yourG4771 heartsG2588. 9With himG4862 I am sending OnesimusG3682, our faithfulG4103 andG2532 belovedG27 brotherG80, whoG3739 isG1510 one ofG1537 youG4771. They will tellG1107 you aboutG4771 everythingG3956 hereG5602.

10MyG1473 fellow prisonerG4869 AristarchusG708 sends you greetingsG782G4771, as doesG2532 MarkG3138 theG3588 cousinG431 of BarnabasG921. You have already receivedG2983 instructionsG1785 aboutG4012 him: IfG1437 he comesG2064 toG4314 youG4771, welcomeG1209 himG846. 11JesusG2424, who is calledG3004 JustusG2459, alsoG2532 sends greetings. TheseG3778 areG1510 the onlyG3441 JewsG4061 amongG1537 my fellow workersG4904 forG1519 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316, and theyG3748 have beenG1096 a comfortG3931 to meG1473.

12EpaphrasG1889, whoG3588 is one ofG1537 youG4771 and a servantG1401 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424, sends you greetingsG782G4771. He is alwaysG3842 wrestlingG75 inG1722 prayerG4335 forG5228 youG4771, so thatG2443 you may standG2476 matureG5046 andG2532 fully assuredG4135 inG1722 the fullG3956 willG2307 of GodG2316. 13ForG1063 I testifyG3140 about himG846 thatG3754 he goes toG2192 greatG4183 painsG4192 forG5228 youG4771 andG2532 for thoseG3588 atG1722 LaodiceaG2993 andG2532 HierapolisG2413G4172.

14LukeG3065, theG3588 belovedG27 physicianG2395, andG2532 DemasG1214 send you greetingsG782G4771.

Signature and Final Instructions

(1 Corinthians 16:19–24; 2 Thessalonians 3:16–18)

15GreetG782 theG3588 brothersG80 inG1722 LaodiceaG2993, as well asG2532 NymphaG3564 andG2532 theG3588 churchG1577 that meets atG2596 herG846 houseG3624.

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AfterG3752 this letterG1992 has been readG314 amongG3844 youG4771, make sureG4160 thatG2443 it is also readG314G2532 inG1722 theG3588 churchG1577 of the LaodiceansG2994, andG2532 thatG2443 youG4771 in turnG2532 readG314 theG3588 letter fromG1537 LaodiceaG2993.

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TellG2036 ArchippusG751: “See to itG991 thatG2443 you completeG4137 theG3588 ministryG1248 you have receivedG3880 inG1722 the LordG2962.”

18ThisG3588 greetingG783 is in my ownG1699 handG5495—PaulG3972.

RememberG3421 myG1473 chainsG1199.

GraceG5485 be withG3326 youG4771.1