Colossians 4

Legacy Standard Bible

Final Instructions and Greetings

4 Masters, show to your slaves what is right and fair, ^(A)knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.

^2 (B)Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving; ³ praying at the same time ^(C)for us as well, that God will open up to us a ^(D)door for ^(E)the word, so that we may speak ^(F)the mystery of Christ, for which I have also ^(G)been bound, ⁴ that I may make it ^(H)manifest ^(I)in the way I ought to speak.

^5 (J)Walk in wisdom toward ^(K)outsiders, ^(L)redeeming the time. ^6 (M)Let your ^[a]words always be ^[b]with grace, seasoned with ^(N)salt, so that you will know how you should ^(O)answer each person.

^7 (P)Tychicus, our ^(Q)beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow slave in the Lord, will make known to you ^(R)all my affairs, ^8 (S)whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may ^(T)encourage your hearts; ^9 [c]and with him ^(U)Onesimus, our faithful and ^(V)beloved brother, ^(W)who is one of you. They will inform you about the whole situation here.

^10 (X)Aristarchus, my ^(Y)fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also Mark, the cousin of ^(Z)Barnabas (about whom you received ^[d]instructions; ^(AA)if he comes to you, welcome him); ¹¹ and also Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only ^(AB)fellow workers for the kingdom of God ^(AC)who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be a comfort to me. ^12 (AD)Epaphras, ^(AE)who is one of your number, a slave of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings, always ^(AF)striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand ^[e](AG)complete and ^(AH)fully assured in all the will of God. ¹³ For I testify for him that he has ^[f]a deep concern for you and for those who are in ^(AI)Laodicea and Hierapolis. ^14 (AJ)Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and also ^(AK)Demas. ¹⁵ Greet the brothers who are in ^(AL)Laodicea and also ^[g]Nympha and ^(AM)the church that is in ^[h]her house. ^16 (AN)And when ^[i]this letter is read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and you, for your part ^(AO)read ^[j]my letter that is coming from ^(AP)Laodicea. ¹⁷ And say to ^(AQ)Archippus, “Take heed to the ^(AR)ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may ^[k]fulfill it.”

^18 (AS)The greeting is in my own hand—^[l]Paul. ^(AT)Remember my ^(AU)chains. ^(AV)Grace be with you.