4Colossians 4

1Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.Select Colossians 4:1

2Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;Select Colossians 4:2

3praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;Select Colossians 4:3

4that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.Select Colossians 4:4

5Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.Select Colossians 4:5

6Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.Select Colossians 4:6

7All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.Select Colossians 4:7

8I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,Select Colossians 4:8

9together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.Select Colossians 4:9

10Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, “if he comes to you, receive him”),Select Colossians 4:10

11and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the Kingdom of God who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.Select Colossians 4:11

12Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.Select Colossians 4:12

13For I testify about him, that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.Select Colossians 4:13

14Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you.Select Colossians 4:14

15Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that is in his house.Select Colossians 4:15

16When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.Select Colossians 4:16

17Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”Select Colossians 4:17

18The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.Select Colossians 4:18