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1 Masters, give to
your servants that
which is just
and equal, knowing
that you also
have a Master
in heaven.
2 Continue steadfastly in
prayer, watching
in it with
thanksgiving,
3 praying
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,
4 that
I may reveal
it as I
ought to speak.
5 Walk
in wisdom toward
those who are
outside, redeeming
the time.
6 Let your
speech always be
with grace, seasoned
with salt, that
you may know
how you ought
to answer each
one.
7 All
my affairs will
be made known
to you by
Tychicus, the beloved brother,
faithful servant,
and fellow bondservant
in the Lord.
8 I
am sending him
to you for
this very purpose,
that he may
know your
circumstances and
comfort your
hearts,
9 together
with Onesimus, the
faithful and beloved brother,
who is one
of you. They
will make known
to you everything
that is going
on here.
10 Aristarchus,
my fellow prisoner,
greets you, and
Mark the cousin
of Barnabas (concerning
whom you received
instructions, “if
he comes to
you, receive him”),
11 and
Jesus who is
called Justus.
These are my
only fellow
workers for God’s
Kingdom who are of
the circumcision,
men who have
been a comfort
to me.
12 Epaphras,
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.
13 For
I testify about
him that he
has great zeal for
you, and for
those in Laodicea,
and for those
in Hierapolis.
14 Luke
the beloved physician
and Demas greet
you.
15 Greet
the brothers who
are in Laodicea,
with Nymphas and
the assembly that
is in his
house.
16 When
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.
17 Tell Archippus, “Take heed
to the ministry
which you have
received in the
Lord, that you
fulfill it.”
18 I,
Paul, write this greeting
with my own
hand. Remember my
chains. Grace be
with you. Amen.