| New English Bible | Colossians:4 | Novum Testamentum Graece (UBS.Ed.26) | ||
| 1 | Masters, be just and fair to your slaves, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven. | Οἱ κύριοι, τὸ δίκαιον καὶ τὴν ἰσότητα τοῖς δούλοις παρέχεσθε, εἰδότες ὅτι καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐχετε κύριον ἐν οὐρανῷ. | ||
| 2 | Persevere in prayer, with mind awake and thankful heart; | Exhortations Col.4.2-6 | Τῇ προσευχῇ προσκαρτερεῖτε, γρηγοροῦντες ἐν αὐτῇ ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ, | |
| 3 | and include a prayer for us, that God may give us an opening for preaching, to tell the secret of Christ; that indeed is why I am now in prison. | προσευχόμενοι ἀμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου, λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, δῖ ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι, | ||
| 4 | Pray that I may make the secret plain, as it is my duty to do. | ἵνα φανερώσω αὐτὸ ὡς δεῖ με λαλῆσαι. | ||
| 5 | Behave wisely towards those outside your own number; use the present opportunity to the full. | Ἐν σοφίᾳ περιπατεῖτε πρὸς τοὺς ἐξω, τὸν καιρὸν ἐξαγοραζόμενοι. | ||
| 6 | Let your conversation be always gracious, and never insipid; study how best to talk with each person you meet. | ὁ λόγος ὑμῶν πάντοτε ἐν χάριτι, ἀλατι ἠρτυμένος, εἰδέναι πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ ἀποκρίνεσθαι. | ||
| 7 | YOU WILL HEAR all about my affairs from Tychicus, our dear brother and trustworthy helper and fellow-servant in the Lord's work. | Final Greetings Col.4.7-18 | Τὰ κατ' ἐμὲ πάντα γνωρίσει ὑμῖν Τυχικὸς ὁ ἀγαπητὸς ἀδελφὸς καὶ πιστὸς διάκονος καὶ σύνδουλος ἐν κυρίῳ, | |
| 8 | I am sending him to you on purpose to let you know all about us and to put fresh heart into you. | ὃν ἐπεμψα πρὸς ὑμᾶς εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο, ἵνα γνῶτε τὰ περὶ ἡμῶν καὶ παρακαλέσῃ τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν, | ||
| 9 | With him comes Onesimus, our trustworthy and dear brother, who is one of yourselves. They will tell you all the news here. | σὺν Ὀνησίμῳ τῷ πιστῷ καὶ ἀγαπητῷ ἀδελφῷ, ὁς ἐστιν ἐξ ὑμῶν· πάντα ὑμῖν γνωρίσουσιν τὰ ὧδε. | ||
| 10 | Aristarchus, Christ's captive like myself, sends his greetings; so does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (you have had instructions about him; if he comes, make him welcome), and Jesus Justus. | Ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Ἀρίσταρχος ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου, καὶ Μᾶρκος ὁ ἀνεψιὸς Βαρναβᾶ (περὶ οὗ ἐλάβετε ἐντολάς, ἐὰν ἐλθῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς δέξασθε αὐτόν), | ||
| 11 | Of the Jewish Christians, these are the only ones who work with me for the kingdom of God, and they have been a great comfort to me. | καὶ Ἰησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος Ἰοῦστος, οἱ ὄντες ἐκ περιτομῆς οὗτοι μόνοι συνεργοὶ εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, οἱτινες ἐγενήθησάν μοι παρηγορία. | ||
| 12 | Greetings from Epaphras, servant of Christ, who is one of yourselves. He prays hard for you all the time, that you may stand fast, ripe in conviction and wholly devoted to doing God's will. | ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Ἐπαφρᾶς ὁ ἐξ ὑμῶν, δοῦλος Χριστοῦ , πάντοτε ἀγωνιζόμενος ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς, ἵνα σταθῆτε τέλειοι καὶ πεπληροφορημένοι ἐν παντὶ θελήματι το ῦ θεοῦ. | ||
| 13 | For I can vouch for him, that he works tirelessly for you and the people at Laodicea and Hierapolis. | μαρτυρῶ γὰρ αὐτῷ ὅτι ἐχει πολὺν πόνον ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ τῶν ἐν Λαοδικείᾳ καὶ τῶν ἐν Ἱεραπόλει. | ||
| 14 | Greetings to you from our dear friend Luke, the doctor, and from Demas. | ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Λουκᾶς ὁ ἰατρὸς ὁ ἀγαπητὸς καὶ Δημᾶς. | ||
| 15 | Give our greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and Nympha and the congregation at her house. | Ἀσπάσασθε τοὺς ἐν Λαοδικείᾳ ἀδελφοὺς καὶ Νύμφαν καὶ τὴν κατ' οἶκον αὐτῆς ἐκκλησίαν. | ||
| 16 | And when this letter is read among you, see that it is also read to the congregation at Laodicea, and that you in return read the one from Laodicea. | καὶ ὁταν ἀναγνωσθῇ παρ' ὑμῖν ἡ ἐπιστολή, ποιήσατε ἵνα καὶ ἐν τῇ Λαοδικέων ἐκκλησίᾳ ἀναγνωσθῇ, καὶ τὴν ἐκ Λαοδικείας ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀναγνῶτε. | ||
| 17 | This special word to Archippus: 'Attend to the duty entrusted to you in the Lord's service, and discharge it to the full.' | καὶ εἰπατε Ἀρχίππῳ, Βλέπε τὴν διακονίαν ἣν παρέλαβες ἐν κυρίῳ, ἵνα αὐτὴν πληροῖς. | ||
| 18 | This greeting is in my own hand—PAUL. Remember I am in prison. God's grace be with you. | Ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τῇ ἐμῇ χειρὶ Παύλου. μνημονεύετέ μου τῶν δεσμῶν. ἡ χάρις μεθ' ὑμῶν. | ||
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