Colossians 4  New American Standard Bible

4 Masters, grant your slaves justice and fairness, ^(A)knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

^2 (B)Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; ³ praying at the same time ^(C)for us as well, that God will open up to us a ^(D)door for ^(E)the word, so that we may proclaim ^(F)the mystery of Christ, for which I have also ^(G)been imprisoned; ⁴ that I may make it clear ^(H)in the way that I ought to proclaim it.

^5 [a](I)Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward ^(J)outsiders, ^[b](K)making the most of the opportunity. ^6 (L)Your speech must always be ^[c]with grace, as though seasoned with ^(M)salt, so that you will know how you should ^(N)respond to each person.

^7 (O)As to all my affairs, ^(P)Tychicus, our ^(Q)beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information. ^8 (R)For I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may ^(S)encourage your hearts; ^9 [d]and with him is ^(T)Onesimus, our faithful and ^(U)beloved brother, ^(V)who is one of your own. They will inform you about the whole situation here.

^10 (W)Aristarchus, my ^(X)fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also ^(Y)Barnabas’ cousin Mark (about whom you received ^[e]instructions; ^(Z)if he comes to you, welcome him); ¹¹ and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only ^(AA)fellow workers for the kingdom of God ^(AB)who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me. ^12 (AC)Epaphras, ^(AD)who is one of your own, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings, always ^(AE)striving earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may ^[f]stand ^[g](AF)mature and ^[h]fully assured in all the will of God. ¹³ For I testify for him that he has ^[i]a deep concern for you and for those who are in ^(AG)Laodicea and Hierapolis. ^14 (AH)Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and ^(AI)Demas does also. ¹⁵ Greet the brothers and sisters who are in ^(AJ)Laodicea and also ^[j]Nympha and ^(AK)the church that is in ^[k]her house. ^16 (AL)When ^[l]this letter is read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and you, for your part, ^(AM)read ^[m]my letter that is coming from ^(AN)Laodicea. ¹⁷ Tell ^(AO)Archippus, “See to the ^(AP)ministry which you have received in the Lord, so that you may ^[n]fulfill it.”

^18 [o]I, Paul, ^(AQ)write this greeting with my own hand. ^(AR)Remember my ^[p](AS)imprisonment. ^(AT)Grace be with you.