Oct. 23
Colossians 4
Col 4:1 Masters, give
to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also
have a Master in heaven.
Col 4:2 Continue
steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;
Col 4:3 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;
Col 4:4 that I may
reveal it as I ought to speak.
Col 4:5 Walk in wisdom
toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
Col 4:6 Let your speech
always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you
ought to answer each one.
Col 4:7 All my affairs
will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful
servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.
Col 4:8 I am sending
him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances
and comfort your hearts,
Col 4:9 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.
Col 4:10 Aristarchus,
my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas
(concerning whom you received commandments, "if he comes to you,
receive him"),
Col 4:11 and Jesus who
is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These are my only
fellow workers for the Kingdom of God, men who have been a comfort to
me.
Col 4:12 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.
Col 4:13 For I testify
about him, that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea,
and for those in Hierapolis.
Col 4:14 Luke, the
beloved physician, and Demas greet you.
Col 4:15 Greet the
brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that is
in his house.
Col 4:16 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.
Col 4:17 Tell
Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in
the Lord, that you fulfill it."
Col 4:18 The salutation
of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you.
Amen.