Colossians 4 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Final Instructions and Greetings

1 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.

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

3 praying ^G4336 at the same ^G260 time ^G260 for us as well ^G2532, that God ^G2316 will open ^G455 up ^G455 to us a door ^G2374 for the word ^G3056, so that we may speak ^G2980 the mystery ^G3466 of Christ ^G5547, for which ^G3739 I have also ^G2532 been bound ^G1210, 4 that I may make ^G5319 it manifest ^G5319 in the way ^G5613 I ought ^G1163 to speak ^G2980.

5 Walk ^G4043 in wisdom ^G4678 toward ^G4314 outsiders ^G3588 G1854, redeeming ^G1805 the time ^G2540. 6 Let your [fn]words ^G3056 always ^G3842 be [fn]with grace ^G5485, seasoned ^G741 with salt ^G217, so that you will know ^G6063 how ^G4459 you should ^G1163 answer ^G611 each ^G1538 person ^G1520.

7 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, 8 whom I have sent ^G3992 to you for this ^G3778 very ^G846 purpose, that you may know ^G1097 about ^G1097 our circumstances ^G3588 G4012 and that he may encourage ^G3870 your hearts ^G2588; 9 [fn]and with him Onesimus ^G3682, our faithful ^G4103 and beloved ^G27 brother ^G80, who ^G3739 is one of you. They will inform ^G1107 you about the whole ^G3956 situation here ^G5602.

10 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); 11 and also Jesus ^G2424 who is called ^G3004 Justus ^G2459. These ^G3778 are the only ^G3441 fellow ^G4904 workers ^G4904 for the kingdom ^G932 of God ^G2316 who are from the circumcision ^G4061, and they have proved ^G1096 to be a comfort ^G3931 to me. 12 Epaphras ^G1889, who ^G3588 is one of your number ^G4771, a slave ^G1401 of Christ ^G5547 Jesus ^G2424, sends ^G782 you his greetings ^G782, always ^G3842 striving ^G75 for you in his prayers ^G4335, that you may stand ^G2476 [fn]complete ^G5046 and fully ^G4135 assured ^G4135 in all ^G3956 the will ^G2307 of God ^G2316. 13 For I testify ^G3140 for him that he has ^G2192 [fn]a deep ^G4183 concern ^G4192 for you and for those ^G3588 who are in Laodicea ^G2993 and Hierapolis ^G2404. 14 Luke ^G3065, the beloved ^G27 physician ^G2395, sends ^G782 you his greetings ^G782, and also Demas ^G1214. 15 Greet ^G782 the brothers ^G80 who are in Laodicea ^G2993 and also [fn]Nympha ^G3564 and the church ^G1577 that is in [fn]her house ^G3624. 16 And when ^G3752 [fn]this ^G3588 letter ^G1992 is read ^G314 among ^G3844 you, have ^G4160 it also ^G2532 read ^G314 in the church ^G1577 of the Laodiceans ^G2994; and you, for your part read ^G314 [fn]my letter that is coming from Laodicea ^G2993. 17 And say ^G3004 to Archippus ^G751, “Take ^G991 heed ^G991 to the ministry ^G1248 which ^G3739 you have received ^G3880 in the Lord ^G2962, that you may [fn]fulfill ^G4137 it.”

18 The ^G3588 greeting ^G783 is in my own ^G1699 hand ^G5495—[fn]Paul ^G3972. Remember ^G3421 my chains ^G1199. Grace ^G5485 be with you.