Masters, grant
to your slaves
justice
and fairness
, aknowing
that you too
have
a Master
in heaven
.
aDevote yourselves
to prayer
, keeping
alert
in it with an attitude of thanksgiving
;
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
;
that I may make it clear
ain the way
I ought
to speak
.
1 aConduct yourselves
with wisdom
toward
boutsiders
, 2 cmaking
the most
of the opportunity
.
aLet your speech always
be 1with grace
, as though seasoned
with bsalt
, so that you will know
how
you should
crespond
to each
person
.
aAs to all my affairs, bTychicus
, our cbeloved
brother
and faithful
servant
and fellow
bond-servant
in the Lord
, will bring
you information
.
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
;
1and with him aOnesimus, our faithful
and bbeloved
brother
, cwho
is one of your number. They will inform
you about the whole
situation here
.
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);
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.
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
.
For I testify for him that he has
1a deep
concern
for you and for those
who are in aLaodicea
and Hierapolis
.
aLuke, the beloved
physician
, sends
you his greetings
, and also bDemas
.
Greet the brethren
who are in aLaodicea
and also 1Nympha
and bthe church
that is in 2her house
.
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
.
Say to aArchippus
, "Take
heed
to the bministry
which
you have received
in the Lord
, that you may 1fulfill
it."
1I, Paul, awrite this
greeting
with my own
hand
. bRemember
my 2 cimprisonment
. dGrace
be with you.