Colossians 4

4Masters, ^agive your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

Christian Graces

^2bContinue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it ^cwith thanksgiving; ^3dmeanwhile praying also for us, that God would ^eopen to us a door for the word, to speak ^fthe ¹mystery of Christ, ^gfor which I am also in chains, ⁴that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

^5hWalk in ⁱwisdom toward those who are outside, ^jredeeming the time. ⁶Let your speech always be ^kwith grace, ^lseasoned with salt, ^mthat you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Final Greetings

⁷ⁿTychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. ^8oI am sending him to you for this very purpose, that ²he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts, ⁹with ^pOnesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are happening here.

^10qAristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with ^rMark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him), ¹¹and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me.

^12sEpaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always ^tlaboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand ^uperfect and ³complete in all the will of God. ¹³For I bear him witness that he has a great ⁴zeal for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis. ^14vLuke the beloved physician and ^wDemas greet you. ¹⁵Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea, and ⁵Nymphas and ^xthe church that is in ⁶his house.

Closing Exhortations and Blessing

¹⁶Now when ^ythis epistle is read among you, see that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. ¹⁷And say to ^zArchippus, “Take heed to ^athe ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”

^18bThis salutation by my own hand—Paul. ^cRemember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.