King James Version

Colossians 4

1G3588Mastersκύριοι,kurioiG3588 G2962,giveπαρέχεσθεparechestheG3930untoG3588 G1401yourservantsG3588 G1401that which is justδίκαιονdikaionG1342andκαὶkaiG2532equalἰσότηταisotētaG3588 G2471;knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532haveἔχετεecheteG2192a MasterκύριονkurionG2962inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷ.¶ouranōG3772.

2ContinueπροσκαρτερεῖτεproskartereiteG4342in prayerΤῇ προσευχῇTēa proseuchēaG3588 G4335,and watchγρηγοροῦντεςgrēgorountesG1127inἐνenG1722the sameαὐτῇautēaG846withἐνenG1722thanksgivingεὐχαριστίᾳ·eucharistiaG2169;

3WithalἅμαhamaG260prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336alsoκαὶkaiG2532forπερὶperiG4012usG1473,thatἵναinaG2443Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316would openἀνοίξῃanoixēG455unto usG1473a doorθύρανthuranG2374of utteranceτοῦ λόγουtou logouG3588 G3056,to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980the mysteryτὸ μυστήριονto mustērionG3588 G3466of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ,tou ChristouG3588 G5547,forδι᾽di᾽G1223whichὃhoG3739I amG1210alsoκαὶkaiG2532in bondsG1210:

4ThatἵναinaG2443I may makeφανερώσωphanerōsōG5319itαὐτὸautoG846manifestG5319,asὡςhōsG5613IG1473oughtδεῖdeiG1163to speakλαλῆσαι.¶lalēsaiG2980.

5WalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043inἘνEnG1722wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678towardπρὸςprosG4314them that areτοὺςtousG3588withoutἔξωexōG1854,redeemingἐξαγοραζόμενοι.exagorazomenoiG1805the timeτὸν καιρὸνton kaironG3588 G2540.

6LetG741yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771speechὁ λόγοςho logosG3588 G3056bealwayπάντοτεpantoteG3842withἐνenG1722graceχάριτι,charitiG5485,seasonedἠρτυμένος,ērtumenosG741with saltἅλατιhalatiG217,that ye may knowG1492howπῶςpōsG4459yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771oughtδεῖdeiG1163to answerἀποκρίνεσθαι.¶apokrinesthaiG611everyἑκάστῳhekastōG1538manἑνὶheniG1520.

7AllπάνταpantaG3588 G3956myἐμὲemeG1473stateκατ᾽kat᾽G2596shallG1107TychicusΤύχικοςTuchikosG5190declareG1107unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771, who isaG3588belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,andκαὶkaiG2532aG3588faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249andκαὶkaiG2532fellowservantσύνδουλοςsundoulosG4889inἐνenG1722the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962:

8WhomὃνhonG3739I have sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992untoπρὸςprosG4314youG4771forεἰςeisG1519the sameαὐτὸautoG846purposeτοῦτοtoutoG3778,thatἵναinaG2443he might knowγνῶτεgnōteG1097yourG4771τὰtaG3588estateπερὶperiG4012,andκαὶkaiG2532comfortπαρακαλέσῃparakalesēG3870yourG4771heartsτὰς καρδίαςtas kardiasG3588 G2588;

9τῷtōG3588WithσὺνsunG4862OnesimusὈνησίμῳOnēsimōG3682,a faithfulπιστῷpistōG4103andκαὶkaiG2532belovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27brotherἀδελφῷ,adelphōG80,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510oneofἐξexG1537youὑμῶν·humōnG4771.They shall make knownγνωρίσουσινgnōrisousinG1107unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771all thingsπάνταpantaG3956whichτὰtaG3588are donehereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

10ὁhoG3588AristarchusἈρίσταρχοςAristarchosG708myG1473fellowprisonerσυναιχμάλωτόςsunaichmalōtosG4869salutethἈσπάζεταιAspazetaiG782youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532MarcusΜᾶρκοςMarkosG3138,sister’s sonὁ ἀνεψιὸςho anepsiosG3588 G431to BarnabasΒαρναβᾶ,BarnabaG921, (touchingπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739ye receivedἐλάβετεelabeteG2983commandmentsἐντολάς·entolasG1785:ifἐὰνeanG1437he comeἔλθῃelthēG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,receiveδέξασθεdexastheG1209himαὐτόν·autonG846;)

11ὁhoG3588οἱhoiG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,which is calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004JustusἸοῦστος,IoustosG2459,who areὄντεςontesG1510ofἐκekG1537the circumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061.TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778onlyμόνοιmonoiG3441are myfellowworkersσυνεργοὶsunergoiG4904untoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have beenἐγενήθησάνegenēthēsanG1096a comfortπαρηγορία.¶parēgoriaG3931unto meG1473.

12EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶςEpaphrasG1889,who isὁhoG3588oneofἐξexG1537youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,a servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,salutethἈσπάζεταιAspazetaiG782youὑμῶν,humōnG4771,alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842labouring ferventlyἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosG75forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771inἐνenG1722prayersταῖς προσευχαῖς,tais proseuchaisG3588 G4335,thatἵναinaG2443ye may standσταθῆτεstathēteG2476perfectτέλειοιteleioiG5046andκαὶkaiG2532completeG4137inἐνenG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956the willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

13ForγὰρgarG1063I bearμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140himαὐτῷautōG846recordG3140,thatὅτιhotiG3754he hathἔχειecheiG2192a greatπολὺνpolunG4183zealG2205forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532themτῶνtōnG3588that areinἐνenG1722LaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993,andκαὶkaiG2532themτῶνtōnG3588inἐνenG1722HierapolisἹεραπόλει.¶Hi'erapoleiG2404.

14ὁhoG3588LukeΛουκᾶςLoukasG3065,the belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27physicianἰατρὸς ὁiatros hoG3588 G2395,andκαὶkaiG2532DemasΔημᾶς.¶DēmasG1214,greetἈσπάζεταιAspazetaiG782youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

15τοὺςtousG3588τὴνtēnG3588SaluteἈσπάσασθεAspasastheG782the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80which areinἐνenG1722LaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993,andκαὶkaiG2532NymphasΝύμφανNumphanG3564,andκαὶkaiG2532the churchἐκκλησίαν.ekklēsianG1577which isinκατ᾽kat᾽G2596hisαὐτῆςautēsG846houseοἶκονoikonG3624.

16ἡhēG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752thisτῇtēaG3588epistleἐπιστολή,epistolēG1992is readἀναγνωσθῇanagnōsthēaG314amongπαρ᾽par᾽G3844youὑμῖνhuminG4771,causeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160thatἵναinaG2443it be readἀναγνωσθῇ,anagnōsthēaG314alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722the churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577of the LaodiceansΛαοδικέωνLaodikeōnG2994;andκαὶkaiG2532thatἵναinaG2443yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771likewiseκαὶkaiG2532readἀναγνῶτε.anagnōteG314theτὴνtēnG3588epistlefromἐκekG1537LaodiceaΛαοδικείαςLaodikeiasG2993.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532sayG3004to ArchippusἈρχίππῳ·ArchippōG751,Take heed toβλέπεblepeG991the ministryτὴν διακονίανtēn diakonianG3588 G1248whichἣνhēnG3739thou hast receivedπαρέλαβεςparelabesG3880inἐνenG1722the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,thatἵναinaG2443thou fulfilπληροῖς.¶plēroisG4137itαὐτὴνautēnG846.

18The salutationὉ ἀσπασμὸςHo aspasmosG3588 G783by the handχειρὶcheiriG5495of meτῇtēaG3588 G1699PaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972.RememberμνημονεύετέmnēmoneueteG3421myἐμῇemēaG1473bondsτῶν δεσμῶν.tōn desmōnG3588 G1199.Graceἡ χάριςhē charisG3588 G5485bewithμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.AmenG281.WrittenG1125fromG575RomeG4516toG4314the ColossiansG2858byG1223TychicusG5190andG2532OnesimusG3682.

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