Chapter 4
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 towards 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 amongst 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 fulfil it ."
18 I , Paul , write this greeting with my own hand . Remember my chains . Grace be with you . Amen.