Colossians 4:5-18

New American Standard Bible

⁵^[a]^(A)Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward ^(B)outsiders, ^[b]^(C)making the most of the opportunity. ⁶^(D)Your speech must always be ^[c]with grace, as though seasoned with ^(E)salt, so that you will know how you should ^(F)respond to each person.

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

¹⁰^(O)Aristarchus, my ^(P)fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also ^(Q)Barnabas’ cousin Mark (about whom you received ^[e]instructions; ^(R)if he comes to you, welcome him); ¹¹and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only ^(S)fellow workers for the kingdom of God ^(T)who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me. ¹²^(U)Epaphras, ^(V)who is one of your own, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings, always ^(W)striving earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may ^[f]stand ^[g]^(X)mature and ^[h]fully assured in all the will of God. ¹³For I testify for him that he has ^[i]a deep concern for you and for those who are in ^(Y)Laodicea and Hierapolis. ¹⁴^(Z)Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and ^(AA)Demas does also. ¹⁵Greet the brothers and sisters who are in ^(AB)Laodicea and also ^[j]Nympha and ^(AC)the church that is in ^[k]her house. ¹⁶^(AD)When ^[l]this letter is read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and you, for your part, ^(AE)read ^[m]my letter that is coming from ^(AF)Laodicea. ¹⁷Tell ^(AG)Archippus, “See to the ^(AH)ministry which you have received in the Lord, so that you may ^[n]fulfill it.”