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Colossians, Chapter 4

¹ Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.	1 Eph 6:9
² Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; ³ praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; ⁴ that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak.	2 Act 1:14 Eph 6:18 3 Eph 6:19 Act 14:27 Ti2 4:2 Eph 3:3 Eph 3:4 Eph 6:19 Eph 6:20 4 Eph 6:20
⁵ ^a Lit WalkConduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders,^b Lit redeeming the timemaking the most of the opportunity. ⁶ Let your speech always be^c Or graciouswith grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.	5 Eph 5:15 Mar 4:11 Eph 5:16 6 Eph 4:29 Mar 9:50 Pe1 3:15
⁷ As to all my affairs, Tychicus, our beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information. ⁸ For I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts; ⁹ ^d Lit along with Onesimusand with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of your number. They will inform you about the whole situation here.	7 Col 4:7-9 Act 20:4 Ti2 4:12 Eph 6:21 Col 1:7 8 Eph 6:22 Col 2:2 9 Pmn 1:10 Col 1:7 Col 4:12
¹⁰ Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also Barnabas’s cousin Mark (about whom you received^e Or ordersinstructions; if he comes to you, welcome him); ¹¹ and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me. ¹² Epaphras, who is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may^f Or stand firmstand^g Or complete or matureperfect and^h Or made completefully assured in all the will of God. ¹³ For I testify for him that he hasⁱ Or much toil or great paina deep concern for you and for those who are in Laodicea and Hierapolis. ¹⁴ Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and also Demas. ¹⁵ Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea and also^j Or Nymphas (masc)Nympha and the church that is in^k One early ms reads theirher house. ¹⁶ When^l Lit thethis letter is read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and you, for your part read^m Lit themy letter that is coming from Laodicea. ¹⁷ Say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you mayⁿ Or continually fulfillfulfill it.”	10 Act 19:29 Act 27:2 Pmn 1:24 Rom 16:7 Act 4:36 Act 12:12 Act 12:25 Act 15:37 Act 15:39 Ti2 4:11 11 Rom 16:3 Act 11:2 12 Col 1:7 Pmn 1:23 Col 4:9 Rom 15:30 Col 1:28 13 Col 2:1 Col 4:15 14 Ti2 4:11 Pmn 1:24 Ti2 4:10 Pmn 1:24 15 Col 2:1 Col 4:13 Col 4:16 Rom 16:5 16 Th1 5:27 Th2 3:14 Th1 5:27 Th2 3:14 Col 2:1 Col 4:13 Col 4:15 17 Pmn 1:2 Ti2 4:5
¹⁸ ^o Lit The greeting by my hand of PaulI, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my^p Lit bondsimprisonment. Grace be with you.	18 Co1 16:21 Heb 13:3 Php 1:7 Col 4:3 Ti1 6:21 Ti2 4:22 Tit 3:15 Heb 13:25


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