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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 NIV</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><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="../">NIV</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 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">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/colossians/4.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.</p> <p class="sectionhead">Further Instructions</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.</p> <p class="sectionhead">Final Greetings</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or slave; also in verse 12">a</a></sup></span> in the Lord. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I am sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about our <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Some manuscripts that he may know about your">b</a></sup></span> circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He is coming with Onesimus, our faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you everything that is happening here.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. (You have received instructions about him; if he comes to you, welcome him.) <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Greek only ones of the circumcision group">c</a></sup></span> among my co-workers for the kingdom of God, and they have proved a comfort to me. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>I vouch for him that he is working hard for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Our dear friend Luke, the doctor, and Demas send greetings. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>After this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/colossians/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>slave</i>; also in verse 12</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotebot">Some manuscripts <i>that he may know about your</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotebot">Greek <i>only ones of the circumcision group</i></span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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