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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Colossians 4 Literal Standard Version</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/colossians/4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/colossians/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">LSV</a> > Colossians 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../colossians/3.htm" title="Colossians 3">◄</a> Colossians 4 <a href="../1_thessalonians/1.htm" title="1 Thessalonians 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Literal Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/colossians/4-1.htm#aramaic" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The masters: give that which is righteous and equal to the servants, having known that you also have a Master in the heavens.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Continue in the prayer, watching in it in thanksgiving, <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>also praying for us at the same time, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the secret of the Christ, because of which I have also been bound, <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>that I may reveal it, as it is necessary for me to speak.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Walk in wisdom toward those outside, redeeming the time, <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>your word always being seasoned with salt in grace—to know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Tychicus will make known to you all the things concerning me—the beloved brother, and faithful servant, and fellow-servant in the LORD— <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>whom I sent to you for this very thing, that he might know the things concerning you, and might comfort your hearts, <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>with Onesimus the faithful and beloved brother, who is of you; they will make known to you all things that [are] here.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Aristarchus greets you, my fellow-captive, and Marcus, the nephew of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commands—if he may come to you, receive him), <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and Jesus who is called Justus, who are of circumcision: these [are the] only fellow-workers for the Kingdom of God who become a comfort to me. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Epaphras greets you, who [is] of you, a servant of Christ, always striving for you in the prayers, that you may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God, <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>for I testify to him that he has much zeal for you, and those in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Lucas greets you, the beloved physician, and Demas; <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>those in Laodicea greet you—brothers, and Nymphas, and the assembly in his house;<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>and when the letter may be read with you, cause that it may also be read in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and the [letter] from Laodicea that you also may read; <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>and say to Archippus, “See to the ministry that you received in the LORD, that you may fulfill it.”<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/colossians/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The salutation [is] by my hand, Paul. 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