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Colossians 4

Fellow Workers

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Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness,  aknowing that you too have a Master in heaven.

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 aDevote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;

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praying at the same time  afor us as well, that God will open up to us a  bdoor for  cthe word, so that we may speak forth  dthe mystery of Christ, for which I have also  ebeen imprisoned;

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that I may make it clear  ain the way I ought to speak.

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 1 aConduct yourselves with wisdom toward  boutsiders,  2 cmaking the most of the opportunity.

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 aLet your speech always be  1with grace, as though seasoned with  bsalt, so that you will know how you should  crespond to each person.

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 aAs to all my affairs,  bTychicus, our  cbeloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information.

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 aFor I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may  bencourage your hearts;

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 1and with him  aOnesimus, our faithful and  bbeloved brother,  cwho is one of your number. They will inform you about the whole situation here.

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 aAristarchus, my  bfellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also  cBarnabas's cousin Mark (about whom you received  1instructions;  dif he comes to you, welcome him);

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and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only  afellow workers for the kingdom of God  bwho are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me.

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 aEpaphras,  bwho is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always  claboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may  1stand  2 dperfect and  3fully assured in all the will of God.

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For I testify for him that he has  1a deep concern for you and for those who are in  aLaodicea and Hierapolis.

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 aLuke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and also  bDemas.

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Greet the brethren who are in  aLaodicea and also  1Nympha and  bthe church that is in  2her house.

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 aWhen  1this letter is read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and you, for your part  aread  1my letter that is coming from  bLaodicea.

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Say to  aArchippus, "Take heed to the  bministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may  1fulfill it."

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 1I, Paul,  awrite this greeting with my own hand.  bRemember my  2 cimprisonment.  dGrace be with you.



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