Revised Version 1895

Colossians 4

1Mastersκύριοι,kurioiG2962, render untoyourG2962servantsδούλοιςdouloisG1401thatG3754whichG3748isjustδίκαιονdikaionG1342andκαὶkaiG2532equal;knowingG1492thatG3754yealsoκαὶkaiG2532have aMasterκύριονkurionG2962inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷ.¶ouranōG3772.

2Continue stedfastlyinἐνenG1722prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,watchingγρηγοροῦντεςgrēgorountesG1127thereinwithἐνenG1722thanksgivingεὐχαριστίᾳ·eucharistiaG2169;

3withalprayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336forG1223usG4012alsoκαὶkaiG2532,thatG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316mayG2532openἀνοίξῃanoixēG455untousG4012adoorθύρανthuranG2374forG1223theG3588wordλόγουlogouG3056,toἵναinaG2443speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980theG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466ofG3056ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,forG1223whichG3739IG1473amG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532inG2316bonds;

4thatG2443IG1473mayG2443makeφανερώσωphanerōsōG5319itαὐτὸautoG846manifestG5319,asὡςhōsG5613IG1473oughtδεῖdeiG1163toG2443speakλαλῆσαι.¶lalēsaiG2980.

5WalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043inG1722wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678towardπρὸςprosG4314themG1722thatG1722are without, redeemingtheG3588timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540.

6LetyourG1722speechλόγοςlogosG3056beG1163alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842withG1722graceχάριτι,charitiG5485,seasonedἠρτυμένος,ērtumenosG741withG1722saltἅλατιhalatiG217,thatG1722yemayG5485knowG1492howπῶςpōsG4459yeoughtG1163toG1722answerἀποκρίνεσθαι.¶apokrinesthaiG611eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538oneἑνὶheniG1520.

7AllG3956myG3956affairsshallG2532TychicusΤύχικοςTuchikosG5190makeγνωρίσειgnōriseiG1107knownG1107untoyouG5210,theG3956belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80andG2532faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249andG2532fellow-servantinἐνenG1722theG3956Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962:

8whomG3739IG1473havesentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992untoyouG5210forεἰςeisG1519thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryαὐτὸautoG846purposeG3739,thatG3739yemayG2532knowγνῶτεgnōteG1097ourG2532estate,andG2532thatG3739heG2532mayG2532comfortπαρακαλέσῃparakalesēG3870yourG2532heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588;

9togetherG4862withG4862OnesimusὈνησίμῳOnēsimōG3682,theG3956faithfulπιστῷpistōG4103andG2532belovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27brotherἀδελφῷ,adelphōG80,whoG3739isG1510oneG3739ofἐξexG1537youG5210.TheyG3739shallG2532makeγνωρίσουσινgnōrisousinG1107knownG1107untoyouG5210allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956thatG3739areG1510donehereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

10AristarchusἈρίσταρχοςAristarchosG708myG3739fellow-prisoner salutethyouG5210,andG2532MarkΜᾶρκοςMarkosG3138,theG3588cousinἀνεψιὸςanepsiosG431ofπερὶperiG4012BarnabasΒαρναβᾶ,BarnabaG921(touchingwhomG3739yereceivedG2983commandmentsἐντολάς·entolasG1785;ifἐὰνeanG1437heG2532comeἔλθῃelthēG2064untoyouG5210,receiveG2983himαὐτόν·autonG846),

11andκαὶkaiG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748isG1510calledG3004JustusἸοῦστος,IoustosG2459,whoG3588areG1510ofG1537theG3588circumcisionπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061:theseG3778onlyμόνοιmonoiG3441areG1510myἐγενήθησάνegenēthēsanG1096fellow-workers untotheG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofG1537Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,menG3778thatG3004haveG1510beenG1510a comfort untomeG3004.

12EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶςEpaphrasG1889,whoG3588isoneG3588ofG1537youG5210, aservantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401ofG1537ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424, salutethyouG5210,alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842strivingἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosG75forὑπὲρhuperG5228youG5210inἐνenG1722hisG3956prayersπροσευχαῖς,proseuchaisG4335,thatἵναinaG2443yemayG2532standσταθῆτεstathēteG2476perfectτέλειοιteleioiG5046andG2532fullyπεπληροφορημένοιpeplērophorēmenoiG4135assuredG4135inἐνenG1722allG3956theG3956willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307ofG1537Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13ForG1063IG2532bearμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140himG846witnessG3140,thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2532hathmuchπολὺνpolunG4183labourforG1063youG5210,andG2532forG1063themG846inἐνenG1722LaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993,andG2532forG1063themG846inἐνenG1722HierapolisἹεραπόλει.¶Hi'erapoleiG2404.

14LukeΛουκᾶςLoukasG3065,theG3588belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27physicianἰατρὸςiatrosG2395,andκαὶkaiG2532DemasΔημᾶς.¶DēmasG1214saluteyouG5210.

15SalutetheτοὺςtousG3588brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80thatG846areinG1722LaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993,andκαὶkaiG2532Nymphas,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίαν.ekklēsianG1577thatG846isinG1722theirG846houseοἶκονoikonG3624.

16AndG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752thisG3588epistle hathbeenG2532readἀναγνωσθῇanagnōsthēaG314amongG1722youG5210,causeG4160thatἵναinaG2443itG4160beG2532readἀναγνωσθῇ,anagnōsthēaG314alsoG2532inG1722theG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577ofG1537theG3588LaodiceansΛαοδικέωνLaodikeōnG2994;andG2532thatἵναinaG2443yealsoG2532readἀναγνῶτε.anagnōteG314theG3588epistlefromG1537LaodiceaΛαοδικείαςLaodikeiasG2993.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532sayG3004toG2443ArchippusἈρχίππῳ·ArchippōG751,TakeG3880heedβλέπεblepeG991toG2443theG3588ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248whichG3739thou hastreceivedG3880inἐνenG1722theG3588Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,thatG3739thoufulfillπληροῖς.¶plēroisG4137itαὐτὴνautēnG846.

18TheG3588salutationἀσπασμὸςaspasmosG783ofG5485meἐμῇemēaG1473PaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972withG3326mineG1699ownG1699handχειρὶcheiriG5495.RememberμνημονεύετέmnēmoneueteG3421myG1699bondsδεσμῶν.desmōnG1199.GraceχάριςcharisG5485beG3326withG3326youG5210.

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