New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 4

Fellow Workers

1Mastersκύριοι,kurioiG2962,grantπαρέχεσθεparechestheG3930to your slavesδούλοιςdouloisG1401justiceδίκαιονdikaionG1342and fairnessἰσότηταisotētaG2471,knowingG3609that you tooG2532haveἔχετεecheteG2192a MasterκύριονkurionG2962in heavenοὐρανῷ.¶ouranōG3772.

2DevoteG4342yourselvesG4342to prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,keepingG1127alertG1127in it with an attitude ofthanksgivingεὐχαριστίᾳ·eucharistiaG2169;

3prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336at the sameἅμαhamaG260timeG260for us as wellκαὶkaiG2532,that GodθεὸςtheosG2316will openἀνοίξῃanoixēG455up to us adoorθύρανthuranG2374forthe wordλόγουlogouG3056,so that we may speakG2980forthG2980the mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,for whichὃhoG3739I have alsoκαὶkaiG2532been imprisonedδέδεμαι,dedemaiG1210;

4that I may makeφανερώσωphanerōsōG5319it clearG5319in the wayὡςhōsG5613I oughtδεῖdeiG1163to speakλαλῆσαι.¶lalēsaiG2980.

5ConductG4043yourselvesG4043with wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678towardπρὸςprosG4314outsidersἔξωexōG3588 G1854,makingG1805the mostG1805of the opportunityκαιρὸνkaironG2540.

6Let your speechλόγοςlogosG3056alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842bewith graceχάριτι,charitiG5485, as thoughseasonedἠρτυμένος,ērtumenosG741withsaltἅλατιhalatiG217,so that you will knowG3609howπῶςpōsG4459you shouldδεῖdeiG1163respondἀποκρίνεσθαι.¶apokrinesthaiG611to eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538personἑνὶheniG1520.

7As to allπάνταpantaG3956my affairs,TychicusΤύχικοςTuchikosG5190, ourbelovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80and faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103servantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249and fellowσύνδουλοςsundoulosG4889bond-servantG4889in the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,will bringG1107you informationG1107.

8ForI have sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992him to you for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846purpose, that you may knowγνῶτεgnōteG1097aboutG4012our circumstancesG3588 G4012and that he mayencourageπαρακαλέσῃparakalesēG3870your heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588;

9and with himOnesimusὈνησίμῳOnēsimōG3682, ourfaithfulπιστῷpistōG4103andbelovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27brotherἀδελφῷ,adelphōG80,whoὅςhosG3739is one of your number.They will informγνωρίσουσινgnōrisousinG1107you about the wholeπάνταpantaG3956situation hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

10AristarchusἈρίσταρχοςAristarchosG708, myfellowσυναιχμάλωτόςsunaichmalōtosG4869prisonerG4869,sendsG782you his greetingsἈσπάζεταιAspazetaiG782; and alsoBarnabas’sΒαρναβᾶ,BarnabaG921cousinἀνεψιὸςanepsiosG431MarkΜᾶρκοςMarkosG3138(aboutπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739you receivedἐλάβετεelabeteG2983instructionsἐντολάς·entolasG1785;ifἐὰνeanG1437he comesἔλθῃelthēG2064to you, welcomeδέξασθεdexastheG1209him);

11and alsoJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424who is calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004JustusἸοῦστος,IoustosG2459;theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778are the onlyμόνοιmonoiG3441fellowσυνεργοὶsunergoiG4904workersG4904for the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316who are from the circumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061,and they have provedἐγενήθησάνegenēthēsanG1096to be an encouragementπαρηγορία.¶parēgoriaG3931to me.

12EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶςEpaphrasG1889,whoG3588is one of your numberG4771,a bondslaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,sendsG782you his greetingsἈσπάζεταιAspazetaiG782,alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842laboringG75earnestlyG75for you in his prayersπροσευχαῖς,proseuchaisG4335, that you maystandσταθῆτεstathēteG2476perfectτέλειοιteleioiG5046andfullyπεπληροφορημένοιpeplērophorēmenoiG4135assuredG4135in allπαντὶpantiG3956the willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13For I testifyμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140for him that he hasἔχειecheiG2192a deepπολὺνpolunG4183concernπόνονpononG4192for you and for thoseG3588who are inLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993and HierapolisἹεραπόλει.¶Hi'erapoleiG2404.

14LukeΛουκᾶςLoukasG3065,the belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27physicianἰατρὸςiatrosG2395,sendsG782you his greetingsἈσπάζεταιAspazetaiG782, and alsoDemasΔημᾶς.¶DēmasG1214.

15GreetἈσπάσασθεAspasastheG782the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80who are inLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993and alsoNymphaΝύμφανNumphanG3564andthe churchἐκκλησίαν.ekklēsianG1577that is inher houseοἶκονoikonG3624.

16WhenὅτανhotanG3752thisG3588letterἐπιστολή,epistolēG1992is readἀναγνωσθῇanagnōsthēaG314amongπαρ᾽par᾽G3844you, haveποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160it alsoG2532readἀναγνωσθῇ,anagnōsthēaG314in the churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577of the LaodiceansΛαοδικέωνLaodikeōnG2994; and you, for your partreadἀναγνῶτε.anagnōteG314my letter that is coming fromLaodiceaΛαοδικείαςLaodikeiasG2993.

17SayG3004toArchippusἈρχίππῳ·ArchippōG751, “TakeβλέπεblepeG991heedG991to theministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248whichἣνhēnG3739you have receivedπαρέλαβεςparelabesG3880in the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962, that you mayfulfillπληροῖς.¶plēroisG4137it.”

18I, PaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972,write thisG3588greetingἀσπασμὸςaspasmosG783with my ownG1699handχειρὶcheiriG5495.RememberμνημονεύετέmnēmoneueteG3421myimprisonmentδεσμῶν.desmōnG1199.GraceχάριςcharisG5485be with you.

Fellow Workers

Commentaries on Colossians 4