Colossians 4 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Final Instructions and Greetings

Masters^G2962, show^G3930 to your slaves^G1401 what is right^G1342 and fair^G2471, knowing^G6063 that you too^G2532 have^G2192 a Master^G2962 in heaven^G3772.

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Devote^G4342 yourselves^G4342 to prayer^G4335, being^G1127 watchful^G1127 in it with thanksgiving^G2169;

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Col 4:3praying 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 the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been bound,

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Col 4:4that I may make it manifest in the way I ought to speak.

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Walk^G4043 in wisdom^G4678 toward^G4314 outsiders^G3588^G1854, redeeming^G1805 the time^G2540.

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Col 4:6Let your [fn]words always be [fn]with grace, seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should answer each person.

(cf. Eph 6:21, 22 )

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Tychicus^G5190, our beloved^G27 brother^G80 and faithful^G4103 servant^G1249 and fellow^G4889 slave^G4889 in the Lord^G2962, will make^G1107 known^G1107 to you all^G3956 my affairs,

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Col 4:8whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts;

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Col 4:9 [fn]and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will inform you about the whole situation here.

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Aristarchus^G708, my fellow^G4869 prisoner^G4869, sends^G782 you his greetings^G782; and also Mark^G3138, the cousin^G431 of Barnabas^G921 (about^G4012 whom^G3739 you received^G2983 [fn]instructions^G1785; if^G1437 he comes^G2064 to you, welcome^G1209 him);

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Col 4:11and 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 a comfort to me.

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Col 4:12Epaphras, who is one of your number, a slave of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand [fn]complete and fully assured in all the will of God.

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Col 4:13For I testify for him that he has [fn]a deep concern for you and for those who are in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

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Col 4:14Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and also Demas.

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Col 4:15Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea and also [fn]Nympha and the church that is in [fn]her house.

Col 4:16

Col 4:16And when [fn]this letter is read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and you, for your part read [fn]my letter that is coming from Laodicea.

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