| 1 | Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. |
| 2 | Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving; |
| 3 | praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds; |
| 4 | that I may reveal it as I ought to speak. |
| 5 | Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. |
| 6 | Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. |
| 7 | All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord. |
| 8 | I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts, |
| 9 | together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here. |
| 10 | Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, "if he comes to you, receive him"), |
| 11 | and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the Kingdom of God who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me. |
| 12 | Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. |
| 13 | For I testify about him, that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis. |
| 14 | Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you. |
| 15 | Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that is in his house. |
| 16 | When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea. |
| 17 | Tell Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it." |
| 18 | The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. |
