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Colossians 4
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4 (A) Slave owners, be fair and honest with your slaves. Don't forget that you have a Master in heaven.

2 Never give up praying. And when you pray, keep alert and be thankful. 3 Be sure to pray that God will make a way for us to spread his message and explain the mystery about Christ, even though I am in jail for doing this. 4 Please pray that I will make the message as clear as possible.

5 (B) When you are with unbelievers, always make good use of the time. 6 (C) Be pleasant and hold their interest when you speak the message. Choose your words carefully and be ready to give answers to anyone who asks questions.

Final Greetings

7 (D)(E) Tychicus is the dear friend, who faithfully works and serves the Lord with us, and he will give you the news about me. 8 I am sending him to cheer you up by telling you how we are getting along. 9 (F) Onesimus, the dear and faithful follower from your own group, is coming with him. The two of them will tell you everything that has happened here.

10 (G) Aristarchus is in jail with me. He sends greetings to you, and so does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. You have already been told to welcome Mark, if he visits you. 11 Jesus, who is known as Justus, sends his greetings. These three men are the only Jewish followers who have worked with me for the kingdom of God. They have given me much comfort.

12 (H) Your own Epaphras, who serves Christ Jesus, sends his greetings. He always prays hard that you may fully know what the Lord wants you to do and that you may do it completely. 13 I have seen how much trouble he has gone through for you and for the followers in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

14 (I) Our dear doctor Luke sends you his greetings, and so does Demas.

15 Give my greetings to the followers at Laodicea, especially to Nympha and the church that meets in her home.

16 After this letter has been read to your people, be sure to have it read in the church at Laodicea. And you should read the letter that I have sent to them.[a]

17 (J) Remind Archippus to do the work that the Lord has given him to do.

18 I am signing this letter myself: PAUL.

Don't forget that I am in jail.

I pray that God will be kind to you.

Footnotes

  1. 4.16 the letter that I have sent to them: This is the only mention of the letter to the church at Laodicea.
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歌罗西书 4
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4 你们做主人的，要公正、公平地对待奴仆，因为你们知道，你们也有一位主人在天上。

信末的教导

2 你们要恒切祷告，祷告中要保持警醒，怀着感谢的心。 3 同时也要为我们祷告：愿神给我们开福音[a]的门，使我们能传讲基督的奥秘——我也是为此被捆锁的， 4 愿我能照着所当说的，把这奥秘显明出来。 5 你们要把握机会[b]，对外面的人靠智慧行事。 6 你们的话语总要带着恩惠，像用盐调和过的，好使你们知道该怎样回答每一个人。

最后的问安

7 有关我的一切事，特其库斯会让你们明白。他是蒙爱的弟兄、忠心的仆人[c]，是在主里同做奴仆[d]的。 8 我正是为此派他到你们那里去，好让你们知道有关我们的事[e]，并且让他安慰你们的心。 9 与他一起去的奥尼斯莫，是一位忠心、蒙爱的弟兄，是你们那里的人。他们会把这里的一切情况都让你们明白。

10 与我一起坐牢的亚里达古问候你们。巴拿巴的表弟马可也问候你们。关于马可，你们已经领受了指示：如果他到你们那里去，你们要接受他。 11 称为犹斯托的耶数也问候你们。在割礼派的人[f]中，只有这几个人是为了神的国与我同工的；他们也成了我的安慰。 12 以帕弗拉问候你们；他来自你们那里，是基督耶稣的奴仆；他在祷告中，总是为你们竭力祈求[g]：愿你们成熟、站立得住，在神的一切旨意中确信不疑[h]； 13 其实我可以为他见证：他为了你们和那些在劳迪西亚和希拉波利斯的人，多受劳苦[i]。 14 蒙爱的医生路加和迪马斯问候你们。 15 请问候在劳迪西亚的弟兄们，还有宁法以及在她[j]家里的教会。 16 这封书信在你们那里宣读了以后，也一定要在劳迪西亚的教会中宣读；你们也要宣读从劳迪西亚转来的书信。 17 请你们告诉阿其波斯：“在主里所领受的服事工作，要留心把它完成。”

18 我保罗亲笔问候：请你们记住我所受的捆锁。愿恩典与你们同在！[k]

Footnotes

  1. 歌罗西书 4:3 福音——原文直译“话语”或“道”。
  2. 歌罗西书 4:5 要把握机会——原文直译“要赎回时机”。
  3. 歌罗西书 4:7 仆人——或译作“执事”。
  4. 歌罗西书 4:7 奴仆——或译作“仆人”。
  5. 歌罗西书 4:8 好让你们知道有关我们的事——有古抄本作“好让他知道有关你们的事”。
  6. 歌罗西书 4:11 割礼派的人——或译作“受割礼的人”。
  7. 歌罗西书 4:12 竭力祈求——原文直译“争战”。
  8. 歌罗西书 4:12 确信不疑——有古抄本作“得以完全”。
  9. 歌罗西书 4:13 多受劳苦——有古抄本作“多有热心”。
  10. 歌罗西书 4:15 她——有古抄本作“他”。
  11. 歌罗西书 4:18 有古抄本附“阿们。”
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