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Colossians 4

1Mastersκύριοι,kurioiG2962,giveπαρέχεσθεparechestheG3930tobondmenwhatisjustG1342andfair,knowingthatyealsoG2532haveaMasterκύριονkurionG2962in[the]heavensοὐρανῷ.¶ouranōG3772.

2PersevereinprayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,watchingγρηγοροῦντεςgrēgorountesG1127initwiththanksgivingεὐχαριστίᾳ·eucharistiaG2169;

3prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336atthesameἅμαhamaG260timeG260forusalsoκαὶkaiG2532,thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316mayopenἀνοίξῃanoixēG455tousadoorθύρανthuranG2374ofthewordλόγουlogouG3056tospeakG2980themysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466ofChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,onaccountG3056ofwhichalsoκαὶkaiG2532IamboundG1210,

4totheendthatImaymakeφανερώσωphanerōsōG5319itmanifestG5319asIoughtG1163tospeakλαλῆσαι.¶lalēsaiG2980.

5WalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043inwisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678towardsthosewithout, redeeming opportunities.

6[Let]yourwordG3056[be]alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842withgraceχάριτι,charitiG5485,seasonedἠρτυμένος,ērtumenosG741withsaltἅλατιhalatiG217, [soas]toknowhowπῶςpōsG4459yeoughtG1163toanswerἀποκρίνεσθαι.¶apokrinesthaiG611eachoneἑνὶheniG1520.

7TychicusΤύχικοςTuchikosG5190,thebelovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80andfaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ministerG1249andfellow-bondmanin[the]Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,willmakeγνωρίσειgnōriseiG1107knowntoyouallthatconcernsme;

8whomIhavesentG3992toyouforthisverypurpose,thathemightknowγνῶτεgnōteG1097yourstate,andthathemightencourageπαρακαλέσῃparakalesēG3870yourheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588:

9withOnesimusὈνησίμῳOnēsimōG3682,thefaithfulπιστῷpistōG4103andbelovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27brotherἀδελφῷ,adelphōG80,whoisG1510[oneG3739]ofyou.TheyshallmakeγνωρίσουσινgnōrisousinG1107knowntoyoueverythingG3956hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

10AristarchusἈρίσταρχοςAristarchosG708myfellow-captive salutesyou,andMarkΜᾶρκοςMarkosG3138, Barnabas'scousin,concerningπερὶperiG4012whomyehavereceivedG2983orders, (ifhecomeἔλθῃelthēG2064toyou,receiveG2983him,)

11andJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424calledJustusἸοῦστος,IoustosG2459,whoareG1510ofthecircumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061.These[areG1510the]onlyμόνοιmonoiG3441fellow-workersforthekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316whohavebeenG1510aconsolationtome.

12EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶςEpaphrasG1889,whois[oneG3588]ofyou, [the] bondmanofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424, salutesyou,alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842combatingearnestlyforyouinprayersπροσευχαῖς,proseuchaisG4335,totheendthatyemaystandG2476perfectG5046andcompleteinall[the]willofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13ForIbearμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140himwitnessG3140thathelaboursmuchG4183foryou,andtheminLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993,andtheminHierapolis.

14LukeΛουκᾶςLoukasG3065,thebelovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27physicianἰατρὸςiatrosG2395, salutesyou,andDemasΔημᾶς.¶DēmasG1214.

15SalutethebrethreninLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993,andNymphas,andtheassemblyG1577which[is]inhishouseοἶκονoikonG3624.

16AndwhenὅτανhotanG3752theletterἐπιστολή,epistolēG1992hasbeenreadἀναγνωσθῇanagnōsthēaG314amongyou,causethatitbereadἀναγνωσθῇ,anagnōsthēaG314alsoG2532intheassemblyG1577ofLaodiceans,andthatyealsoG2532readἀναγνῶτε.anagnōteG314thatfromLaodiceaΛαοδικείαςLaodikeiasG2993.

17AndsayG3004toArchippusἈρχίππῳ·ArchippōG751,TakeG3880heedβλέπεblepeG991totheministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248whichthou hastreceivedG3880in[the]Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,totheendthatthou fulfilit.

18ThesalutationbythehandχειρὶcheiriG5495ofmePaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972.RememberμνημονεύετέmnēmoneueteG3421mybonds.GraceχάριςcharisG5485[be]withyou.

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