Colossians 4

Chapter 4

Fellow Workers

¹Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, ^aknowing that you too have a Master in heaven.

^2aDevote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;

³praying at the same time ^afor us as well, that God will open up to us a ^bdoor for ^cthe word, so that we may speak forth ^dthe mystery of Christ, for which I have also ^ebeen imprisoned;

⁴that I may make it clear ^ain the way I ought to speak.

^51aConduct yourselves with wisdom toward ^boutsiders, ^2cmaking the most of the opportunity.

^6aLet your speech always be ¹with grace, as though seasoned with ^bsalt, so that you will know how you should ^crespond to each person.

^7aAs to all my affairs, ^bTychicus, our ^cbeloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information.

^8aFor I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may ^bencourage your hearts;

⁹¹and with him ^aOnesimus, our faithful and ^bbeloved brother, ^cwho is one of your number. They will inform you about the whole situation here.

^10aAristarchus, my ^bfellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also ^cBarnabas’s cousin Mark (about whom you received ¹instructions; ^dif he comes to you, welcome him);

¹¹and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only ^afellow workers for the kingdom of God ^bwho are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me.

^12aEpaphras, ^bwho is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always ^claboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may ¹stand ^2dperfect and ³fully assured in all the will of God.

¹³For I testify for him that he has ¹a deep concern for you and for those who are in ^aLaodicea and Hierapolis.

^14aLuke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and also ^bDemas.

¹⁵Greet the brethren who are in ^aLaodicea and also ¹Nympha and ^bthe church that is in ²her house.

^16aWhen ¹this letter is read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and you, for your part read my letter that is coming from ^bLaodicea.

¹⁷Say to ^aArchippus, “Take heed to the ^bministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may ¹fulfill it.”

¹⁸¹I, Paul, ^awrite this greeting with my own hand. ^bRemember my ^2cimprisonment. ^dGrace be with you.