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Colossians 4

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1MastersG2962, grantG3930 your slavesG1401 justiceG1342 and fairnessG2471, 1knowingG3609 that you alsoG2532 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 asG2532 wellG2532, that GodG2316 will openG455 upG455 to us a 4doorG2374 for 5the wordG3056, so that we may proclaimG2980 6the mysteryG3466 of ChristG5547, for whichG3739 I have alsoG2532 7been imprisonedG1210; 4that I may makeG5319 it clearG5319 8in the wayG5613 that I oughtG1163 to proclaimG2980 it.

5910ConductG4043 yourselves with wisdomG4678 towardG4314 11outsidersG3588G1854, 1213makingG1805 theG1805 mostG1805 ofG1805 the opportunityG2540. 614Your speechG3056 must alwaysG3842 be 15with graceG5485, as though seasonedG741 with 16saltG217, so that you will knowG3609 howG4459 you shouldG1163 17respondG611 to eachG1538 personG1520.

718As to allG3956 my affairs, 19TychicusG5190, our 20belovedG27 brotherG80 and faithfulG4103 servantG1249 and fellowG4889 bond-servantG4889 in the LordG2962, will bringG1107 you informationG1107. 821For I have sentG3992 him to you for thisG3778 veryG846 purpose, that you may knowG1097 aboutG1097 our circumstancesG3588G4012 and that he may 22encourageG3870 your heartsG2588; 923and with him is 24OnesimusG3682, our faithfulG4103 and 25belovedG27 brotherG80, 26whoG3739 is one of your own. They will informG1107 you about the wholeG3956 situation hereG5602.

1027AristarchusG708, my 28fellowG4869 prisonerG4869, sendsG782 you his greetingsG782; and also 29Barnabas’G921 cousinG431 MarkG3138 (aboutG4012 whomG3739 you receivedG2983 30instructionsG1785; 31ifG1437 he comesG2064 to you, welcomeG1209 him); 11and also JesusG2424 who is calledG3004 JustusG2459; theseG3778 are the onlyG3441 32fellowG4904 workersG4904 for the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 33who are from the circumcisionG4061, and they have provedG1096 to be an encouragementG3931 to me. 1234EpaphrasG1889, 35whoG3588 is one of your own, a bond-servantG1401 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424, sendsG782 you his greetingsG782, alwaysG3842 36strivingG75 earnestlyG75 for you in his prayersG4335, that you may 37standG2476 3839matureG5046 and 40fullyG4135 assuredG4135 in allG3956 the willG2307 of GodG2316. 13For I testifyG3140 for him that he hasG2192 41a deepG4183 concernG4192 for you and for thoseG3588 who are in 42LaodiceaG2993 and HierapolisG2404. 1443LukeG3065, the belovedG27 physicianG2395, sendsG782 you his greetingsG782, and 44DemasG1214 does also. 15GreetG782 the brothersG80 and sisters who are in 45LaodiceaG2993 and also 46NymphaG3564 and 47the churchG1577 that is in 48her houseG3624. 1649WhenG3752 50thisG3588 letterG1992 is readG314 amongG3844 you, haveG4160 it alsoG2532 readG314 in the churchG1577 of the LaodiceansG2994; and you, for your part, 51readG314 52my letter that is coming from 53LaodiceaG2993. 17TellG3004 54ArchippusG751, “SeeG991 to the 55ministryG1248 whichG3739 you have receivedG3880 in the LordG2962, soG2443 thatG2443 you may 56fulfillG4137 it.”

1857I, PaulG3972, 58write thisG3588 greetingG783 with my ownG1699 handG5495. 59RememberG3421 my 6061imprisonmentG1199. 62GraceG5485 be with you.

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 ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 4:7 Col 4:7-9: Eph 6:21, 22 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 4:7 Acts 20:4; 2 Tim 4:12 ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 4:7 Eph 6:21; Col 1:7 ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 4:8 Eph 6:22 ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 4:8 Col 2:2 ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 4:9 Lit along with Onesimus ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 4:9 Philem 10 ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 4:9 Col 1:7 ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 4:9 Col 4:12 ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 4:10 Acts 19:29; 27:2; Philem 24 ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 4:10 Rom 16:7 ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 4:10 Acts 4:36; 12:12, 25; 15:37, 39 ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 4:10 Or orders ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 4:10 2 Tim 4:11 ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 4:11 Rom 16:3 ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 4:11 Acts 11:2 ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 4:12 Col 1:7; Philem 23 ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 4:12 Col 4:9 ↩
  36. 36. Colossians 4:12 Rom 15:30 ↩
  37. 37. Colossians 4:12 Or stand firm ↩
  38. 38. Colossians 4:12 Or fully developed ↩
  39. 39. Colossians 4:12 Col 1:28 ↩
  40. 40. Colossians 4:12 Or made complete ↩
  41. 41. Colossians 4:13 Or much toil; or great pain ↩
  42. 42. Colossians 4:13 Col 2:1; 4:15f ↩
  43. 43. Colossians 4:14 2 Tim 4:11; Philem 24 ↩
  44. 44. Colossians 4:14 2 Tim 4:10; Philem 24 ↩
  45. 45. Colossians 4:15 Col 2:1; 4:13, 16 ↩
  46. 46. Colossians 4:15 Or Nymphas (masc) ↩
  47. 47. Colossians 4:15 Rom 16:5 ↩
  48. 48. Colossians 4:15 One early ms their ↩
  49. 49. Colossians 4:16 1 Thess 5:27; 2 Thess 3:14 ↩
  50. 50. Colossians 4:16 Lit the ↩
  51. 51. Colossians 4:16 1 Thess 5:27; 2 Thess 3:14 ↩
  52. 52. Colossians 4:16 Lit the ↩
  53. 53. Colossians 4:16 Col 2:1; 4:13, 15 ↩
  54. 54. Colossians 4:17 Philem 2 ↩
  55. 55. Colossians 4:17 2 Tim 4:5 ↩
  56. 56. Colossians 4:17 Or continually fulfill ↩
  57. 57. Colossians 4:18 Lit The greeting by my hand of Paul ↩
  58. 58. Colossians 4:18 1 Cor 16:21 ↩
  59. 59. Colossians 4:18 Heb 13:3 ↩
  60. 60. Colossians 4:18 Lit bonds ↩
  61. 61. Colossians 4:18 Phil 1:7; Col 4:3 ↩
  62. 62. Colossians 4:18 1 Tim 6:21; 2 Tim 4:22; Titus 3:15; Heb 13:25 ↩

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