Colossians 4

GNT

1 οἱ κύριοι, τὸ δίκαιον καὶ τὴν ἰσότητα τοῖς δούλοις παρέχεσθε, εἰδότες ὅτι καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔχετε κύριον ἐν οὐρανῶ.

2 τῇ προσευχῇ προσκαρτερεῖτε, γρηγοροῦντες ἐν αὐτῇ ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ,

3 προσευχόμενοι ἅμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου, λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ χριστοῦ, δι᾽ ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι,

4 ἵνα φανερώσω αὐτὸ ὡς δεῖ με λαλῆσαι.

5 ἐν σοφίᾳ περιπατεῖτε πρὸς τοὺς ἔξω, τὸν καιρὸν ἐξαγοραζόμενοι.

6 ὁ λόγος ὑμῶν πάντοτε ἐν χάριτι, ἅλατι ἠρτυμένος, εἰδέναι πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ ἀποκρίνεσθαι.

7 τὰ κατ᾽ ἐμὲ πάντα γνωρίσει ὑμῖν τυχικὸς ὁ ἀγαπητὸς ἀδελφὸς καὶ πιστὸς διάκονος καὶ σύνδουλος ἐν κυρίῳ,

8 ὃν ἔπεμψα πρὸς ὑμᾶς εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο, ἵνα γνῶτε τὰ περὶ ἡμῶν καὶ παρακαλέσῃ τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν,

9 σὺν ὀνησίμῳ τῶ πιστῶ καὶ ἀγαπητῶ ἀδελφῶ, ὅς ἐστιν ἐξ ὑμῶν· πάντα ὑμῖν γνωρίσουσιν τὰ ὧδε.

10 ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς ἀρίσταρχος ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου, καὶ μᾶρκος ὁ ἀνεψιὸς βαρναβᾶ περὶ οὖ ἐλάβετε ἐντολάς, ἐὰν ἔλθῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς δέξασθε αὐτόν,

11 καὶ ἰησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος ἰοῦστος, οἱ ὄντες ἐκ περιτομῆς οὖτοι μόνοι συνεργοὶ εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, οἵτινες ἐγενήθησάν μοι παρηγορία.

12 ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς ἐπαφρᾶς ὁ ἐξ ὑμῶν, δοῦλος χριστοῦ [ἰησοῦ], πάντοτε ἀγωνιζόμενος ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς, ἵνα σταθῆτε τέλειοι καὶ πεπληροφορημένοι ἐν παντὶ θελήματι τοῦ θεοῦ.

13 μαρτυρῶ γὰρ αὐτῶ ὅτι ἔχει πολὺν πόνον ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ τῶν ἐν λαοδικείᾳ καὶ τῶν ἐν ἱεραπόλει.

14 ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς λουκᾶς ὁ ἰατρὸς ὁ ἀγαπητὸς καὶ δημᾶς.

15 ἀσπάσασθε τοὺς ἐν λαοδικείᾳ ἀδελφοὺς καὶ νύμφαν καὶ τὴν κατ᾽ οἶκον αὐτῆς ἐκκλησίαν.

16 καὶ ὅταν ἀναγνωσθῇ παρ᾽ ὑμῖν ἡ ἐπιστολή, ποιήσατε ἵνα καὶ ἐν τῇ λαοδικέων ἐκκλησίᾳ ἀναγνωσθῇ, καὶ τὴν ἐκ λαοδικείας ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀναγνῶτε.

17 καὶ εἴπατε ἀρχίππῳ, βλέπε τὴν διακονίαν ἣν παρέλαβες ἐν κυρίῳ, ἵνα αὐτὴν πληροῖς.

18 ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τῇ ἐμῇ χειρὶ παύλου. μνημονεύετέ μου τῶν δεσμῶν. ἡ χάρις μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν.

KJV

1  Masters,²⁹⁶² give³⁹³⁰ unto your servants¹⁴⁰¹ that which is just¹³⁴² and²⁵³² equal;²⁴⁷¹ knowing¹⁴⁹² that³⁷⁵⁴ ye⁵²¹⁰ also²⁵³² have²¹⁹² a Master²⁹⁶² in¹⁷²² heaven.³⁷⁷²

2  Continue⁴³⁴² in prayer,⁴³³⁵ and watch¹¹²⁷ in¹⁷²² the same⁸⁴⁶ with¹⁷²² thanksgiving;²¹⁶⁹

3  Withal²⁶⁰ praying⁴³³⁶ also²⁵³² for⁴⁰¹² us,²²⁵⁷ that²⁴⁴³ God²³¹⁶ would open⁴⁵⁵ unto us²²⁵⁴ a door²³⁷⁴ of utterance,³⁰⁵⁶ to speak²⁹⁸⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ mystery³⁴⁶⁶ of Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ for¹²²³ which³⁷³⁹ I am also in bonds:^{1210 2532}

4  That²⁴⁴³ I may make it manifest,^{5319 846} as⁵⁶¹³ I³¹⁶⁵ ought¹¹⁶³ to speak.²⁹⁸⁰

5  Walk⁴⁰⁴³ in¹⁷²² wisdom⁴⁶⁷⁸ toward⁴³¹⁴ them that are without,¹⁸⁵⁴ redeeming¹⁸⁰⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ time.²⁵⁴⁰

6  Let your⁵²¹⁶ speech³⁰⁵⁶ be always³⁸⁴² with¹⁷²² grace,⁵⁴⁸⁵ seasoned⁷⁴¹ with salt,²¹⁷ that ye may know¹⁴⁹² how⁴⁴⁵⁹ ye⁵²⁰⁹ ought¹¹⁶³ to answer⁶¹¹ every man.^{1520 1538}

7  All³⁹⁵⁶ my state^{2596 1691} shall Tychicus⁵¹⁹⁰ declare¹¹⁰⁷ unto you,⁵²¹³ who is a beloved²⁷ brother,⁸⁰ and²⁵³² a faithful⁴¹⁰³ minister¹²⁴⁹ and²⁵³² fellow servant⁴⁸⁸⁹ in¹⁷²² the Lord:²⁹⁶²

8  Whom³⁷³⁹ I have sent³⁹⁹² unto⁴³¹⁴ you⁵²⁰⁹ for¹⁵¹⁹ the same purpose,^{846 5124} that²⁴⁴³ he might know¹⁰⁹⁷ your estate,^{4012 5216} and²⁵³² comfort³⁸⁷⁰ your⁵²¹⁶ hearts;²⁵⁸⁸

9  With⁴⁸⁶² Onesimus,³⁶⁸² a faithful⁴¹⁰³ and²⁵³² beloved²⁷ brother,⁸⁰ who³⁷³⁹ is²⁰⁷⁶ one of¹⁵³⁷ you.⁵²¹⁶ They shall make known¹¹⁰⁷ unto you⁵²¹³ all things³⁹⁵⁶ which are done here.⁵⁶⁰²

10  Aristarchus⁷⁰⁸ my³⁴⁵⁰ fellow prisoner⁴⁸⁶⁹ saluteth⁷⁸² you,⁵²⁰⁹ and²⁵³² Mark,³¹³⁸ sister's son⁴³¹ to Barnabas,⁹²¹ (touching⁴⁰¹² whom³⁷³⁹ ye received²⁹⁸³ commandments:¹⁷⁸⁵ if¹⁴³⁷ he come²⁰⁶⁴ unto⁴³¹⁴ you,⁵²⁰⁹ receive¹²⁰⁹ him;)⁸⁴⁶

11  And²⁵³² Jesus,²⁴²⁴ which is called³⁰⁰⁴ Justus,²⁴⁵⁹ who are⁵⁶⁰⁷ of¹⁵³⁷ the circumcision.⁴⁰⁶¹ These³⁷⁷⁸ only³⁴⁴¹ are my fellow workers⁴⁹⁰⁴ unto¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ kingdom⁹³² of God,²³¹⁶ which³⁷⁴⁸ have been¹⁰⁹⁶ a comfort³⁹³¹ unto me.³⁴²⁷

12  Epaphras,¹⁸⁸⁹ who³⁵⁸⁸ is one of¹⁵³⁷ you,⁵²¹⁶ a servant¹⁴⁰¹ of Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ saluteth⁷⁸² you,⁵²⁰⁹ always³⁸⁴² laboring fervently⁷⁵ for⁵²²⁸ you⁵²¹⁶ in¹⁷²² prayers,⁴³³⁵ that²⁴⁴³ ye may stand²⁴⁷⁶ perfect⁵⁰⁴⁶ and²⁵³² complete⁴¹³⁷ in¹⁷²² all³⁹⁵⁶ the will²³⁰⁷ of God.²³¹⁶

13  For¹⁰⁶³ I bear him record,^{3140 846} that³⁷⁵⁴ he hath²¹⁹² a great⁴¹⁸³ zeal²²⁰⁵ for⁵²²⁸ you,⁵²¹⁶ and²⁵³² them³⁵⁸⁸ that are in¹⁷²² Laodicea,²⁹⁹³ and²⁵³² them³⁵⁸⁸ in¹⁷²² Hierapolis.²⁴⁰⁴

14  Luke,³⁰⁶⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ beloved²⁷ physician,²³⁹⁵ and²⁵³² Demas,¹²¹⁴ greet⁷⁸² you.⁵²⁰⁹

15  Salute⁷⁸² the³⁵⁸⁸ brethren⁸⁰ which are in¹⁷²² Laodicea,²⁹⁹³ and²⁵³² Nymphas,³⁵⁶⁴ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ church¹⁵⁷⁷ which is in²⁵⁹⁶ his⁸⁴⁶ house.³⁶²⁴

16  And²⁵³² when³⁷⁵² this epistle¹⁹⁹² is read³¹⁴ among³⁸⁴⁴ you,⁵²¹³ cause⁴¹⁶⁰ that²⁴⁴³ it be read³¹⁴ also²⁵³² in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ church¹⁵⁷⁷ of the Laodiceans;²⁹⁹⁴ and²⁵³² that ye⁵²¹⁰ likewise²⁵³² read³¹⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ epistle from¹⁵³⁷ Laodicea.²⁹⁹³

17  And²⁵³² say²⁰³⁶ to Archippus,⁷⁵¹ Take heed⁹⁹¹ to the³⁵⁸⁸ ministry¹²⁴⁸ which³⁷³⁹ thou hast received³⁸⁸⁰ in¹⁷²² the Lord,²⁹⁶² that²⁴⁴³ thou fulfill⁴¹³⁷ it.⁸⁴⁶

18  The³⁵⁸⁸ salutation⁷⁸³ by the hand⁵⁴⁹⁵ of me¹⁶⁹⁹ Paul.³⁹⁷² Remember³⁴²¹ my³⁴⁵⁰ bonds.¹¹⁹⁹ Grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ be with³³²⁶ you.⁵²¹⁶ Amen.²⁸¹

Vul

1 Domini, quod justum est et æquum, servis præstate: scientes quod et vos Dominum habetis in cælo.

2 Orationi instate, vigilantes in ea in gratiarum actione:

3 orantes simul et pro nobis, ut Deus aperiat nobis ostium sermonis ad loquendum mysterium Christi (propter quod etiam vinctus sum),

4 ut manifestem illud ita ut oportet me loqui.

5 In sapientia ambulate ad eos, qui foris sunt: tempus redimentes.

6 Sermo vester semper in gratia sale sit conditus, ut sciatis quomodo oporteat vos unicuique respondere.

7 Quæ circa me sunt, omnia vobis nota faciet Tychicus, carissimus frater, et fidelis minister, et conservus in Domino:

8 quem misi ad vos ad hoc ipsum, ut cognoscat quæ circa vos sunt, et consoletur corda vestra,

9 cum Onesimo carissimo, et fideli fratre, qui ex vobis est. Omnia, quæ hic aguntur, nota facient vobis.

10 Salutat vos Aristarchus concaptivus meus, et Marcus consobrinus Barnabæ, de quo accepistis mandata: si venerit ad vos, excipite illum:

11 et Jesus, qui dicitur Justus: qui sunt ex circumcisione: hi soli sunt adjutores mei in regno Dei, qui mihi fuerunt solatio.

12 Salutat vos Epaphras, qui ex vobis est, servus Christi Jesu, semper sollicitus pro vobis in orationibus, ut stetis perfecti, et pleni in omni voluntate Dei.

13 Testimonium enim illi perhibeo quod habet multum laborem pro vobis, et pro iis qui sunt Laodiciæ, et qui Hierapoli.

14 Salutat vos Lucas, medicus carissimus, et Demas.

15 Salutate fratres, qui sunt Laodiciæ, et Nympham, et quæ in domo ejus est, ecclesiam.

16 Et cum lecta fuerit apud vos epistola hæc, facite ut et in Laodicensium ecclesia legatur: et eam, quæ Laodicensium est, vos legatis.

17 Et dicite Archippo: Vide ministerium, quod accepisti in Domino, ut illud impleas.

18 Salutatio, mea manu Pauli. Memores estote vinculorum meorum. Gratia vobiscum. Amen.