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Colossians 4:1-6

1MastersG2962, grantG3930 to your slavesG1401 justiceG1342 and fairnessG2471, 1knowingG3609 that you tooG2532 haveG2192 a MasterG2962 in heavenG3772.

22DevoteG4342 yourselvesG4342 to prayerG4335, keepingG1127 alertG1127 in it with an attitude of thanksgivingG2169; 3prayingG4336 at the sameG260 timeG260 3for us as wellG2532, that GodG2316 will openG455 up to us a 4doorG2374 for 5the wordG3056, so that we may speakG2980 forthG2980 6the mysteryG3466 of ChristG5547, for whichG3739 I have alsoG2532 7been imprisonedG1210; 4that I may makeG5319 it clearG5319 8in the wayG5613 I oughtG1163 to speakG2980.

5910ConductG4043 yourselvesG4043 with wisdomG4678 towardG4314 11outsidersG3588G1854, 1213makingG1805 the mostG1805 of the opportunityG2540. 614Let your speechG3056 alwaysG3842 be 15with graceG5485, as though seasonedG741 with 16saltG217, so that you will knowG3609 howG4459 you shouldG1163 17respondG611 to eachG1538 personG1520.

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 4:1 Eph 6:9 ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 4:2 Acts 1:14; Eph 6:18 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 4:3 Eph 6:19 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 4:3 Acts 14:27 ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 4:3 2 Tim 4:2 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 4:3 Eph 3:3, 4; 6:19 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 4:3 Eph 6:20 ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 4:4 Eph 6:20 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 4:5 Lit Walk ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 4:5 Eph 5:15 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 4:5 Mark 4:11 ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 4:5 Lit redeeming the time ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 4:5 Eph 5:16 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 4:6 Eph 4:29 ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 4:6 Or gracious ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 4:6 Mark 9:50 ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 4:6 1 Pet 3:15 ↩

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