Colossians Chapter 4
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CHAP. IV.

1 Hee exhorteth them to bee feruent in prayer, 5 to walke wisely toward them that are not yet come to the true knowledge of Christ. 10 Hee saluteth them, and wisheth them all prosperitie.

¹ Masters, giue vnto your seruants that which is iust and equall, knowing that yee also haue a Master in heauen.

² Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thankesgiuing:

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³ Withall, praying also for vs, that God would open vnto vs a doore of vtterance, to speake the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:

⁴ That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speake.

⁵ Walke in wisdome toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

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⁶ Let your speech bee alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how yee ought to answere euery man.

⁷ All my state shall Tychicus declare vnto you, who is a beloued brother, and a faithfull minister, and fellow seruant in the Lord:

⁸ Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose, that hee might know your estate, and comfort your hearts.

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⁹ With Onesimus a faithfull and beloued brother, who is one of you. They shall make knowen vnto you all things which are done here.

¹⁰ Aristarchus my fellow prisoner saluteth you, and Marcus sisters sonne to Barnabas, (touching whome yee receiued commandements; if he come vnto you, receiue him:)

¹¹ And Iesus, which is called Iustus, who are of the circumcision. These onely are my fellow workers vnto the kingdome of God, which haue beene a comfort vnto me.

¹² Epaphras, who is one of you, a seruant of Christ, saluteth you, alwaies labouring feruently for you in praiers, that ye may stand perfect, and complete in all the will of God.¹²

¹³ For I beare him record, that hee hath a great zeale for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

¹⁴ Luke the beloued physician, and Demas greet you.

¹⁵ Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, & the church which is in his house.

¹⁶ And when this Epistle is read amongst you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans: and that ye likewise reade the Epistle from Laodicea,

¹⁷ And say to Archippus, Take heede to the ministerie, which thou hast receiued in the Lord, that thou fulfill it.

¹⁸ The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. Written from Rome to the Colossians, by Tychicus and Onesimus.

Colossians Chapter 4 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):

¹² Or, striuing , Or, filled.

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