Book of Common Prayer

Behave In a Godly Manner In Your Family

¹⁸ Wives, be subject to your husbands, as^[a] it is fitting in the Lord. ¹⁹ Husbands, be loving your wives, and do not be bitter toward them. ²⁰ Children, be obeying your parents in all things, for this is pleasing in the Lord. ²¹ Fathers, do not be provoking your children, in order that they may not be discouraged^[b].

Work As For The Lord, Not For People

²² Slaves, be obeying your masters according-to^[c] the flesh in all things, not with eye-service^[d] as people-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. ²³ Whatever you do, be working from the soul as for the Lord and not for people, ²⁴ knowing that from the Lord you will receive the payback^[e] of ^[f] the inheritance. You are serving^[g] the Lord Christ! ²⁵ For the one^[h] doing-wrong will receive-back what he did-wrong, and there is no respect-of-persons. 4 ¹ Masters, be granting to your slaves the just^[i] thing and equality^[j], knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

Devote Yourselves To Prayer

² Be devoting-yourselves to prayer, keeping-watch^[k] in it with thanksgiving, ³ praying at the same time also for us— that God may open to us a door for the word that we may speak the mystery of Christ because of which I also have been bound, ⁴ that^[l] I may make it clear^[m], as I ought-to speak.

Walk With Wisdom And Grace In This World

⁵ Be walking with wisdom toward the ones outside, redeeming^[n] the time, ⁶ your speech always being with grace, having been seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought-to answer each one.

Closing Remarks And Greetings

⁷ All the things concerning me Tychicus will make-known to you, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-slave in the Lord ⁸ whom I sent to you for this very reason— in order that you may know the things concerning us and he may encourage your hearts— ⁹ together-with Onesimus^[o], the faithful and beloved brother who is from-among you. They will make all the things here known to you.

¹⁰ Aristarchus, my fellow-captive, greets you, and so does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas, concerning whom you received commands (if he comes to you, welcome him), ¹¹ and Jesus, the one being called Justus— the ones being from the circumcision^[p] (these alone are fellow-workers for the kingdom of God, who proved-to-be^[q] a comfort^[r] to me). ¹² Epaphras greets you— the one from-among you, a slave of Christ Jesus always struggling^[s] for you in his prayers in-order-that^[t] you might stand mature^[u] and having been fully-assured in all the will of God. ¹³ For I testify concerning him that he has great pain^[v] for you, and the ones in Laodicea, and the ones in Hierapolis. ¹⁴ Luke, the beloved physician, greets you, and Demas.

¹⁵ Greet the brothers in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the church at her house. ¹⁶ And when this letter is read among you, cause that it also be read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea. ¹⁷ And say to Archippus— “See-to the ministry which you received in the Lord, in order that you may be fulfilling it”.

¹⁸ The greeting of Paul by my own hand— remember^[w] my imprisonment^[x]. Grace be with you.

5 ¹ And having seen the crowds, He went up on the mountain. And He having sat-down, His disciples^[a] came to Him. ² And having opened His mouth He was teaching^[b] them^[c], saying—

These Are The Ones God Considers Blessed

³ “Blessed^[d] are the poor in spirit, because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs. ⁴ Blessed are the ones mourning, because they^[e] will be comforted. ⁵ Blessed are the gentle ones, because they will inherit the earth. ⁶ Blessed are the ones hungering and thirsting as to righteousness, because they will be filled-to-satisfaction. ⁷ Blessed are the merciful ones, because they will be shown-mercy. ⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart, because they will see God. ⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God^[f]. ¹⁰ Blessed are the ones having been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.