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Masters, grant your slaves justice and fairness, ^(C1)knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

^(C1)Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;

praying at the same time ^(C1)for us as well, that God will open up to us a ^(C2)door for ^(C3)the word, so that we may proclaim ^(C4)the mystery of Christ, for which I have also ^(C5)been imprisoned;

that I may make it clear ^(C1)in the way that I ought to proclaim it.

^(F1)(C1)Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward ^(C2)outsiders, ^(F2)(C3)making the most of the opportunity.

^(C1)Your speech must always be ^(F1)with grace, as though seasoned with ^(C2)salt, so that you will know how you should ^(C3)respond to each person.

^(C1)As to all my affairs, ^(C2)Tychicus, our ^(C3)beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information.

^(C1)For I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may ^(C2)encourage your hearts;

^(F1)and with him is ^(C1)Onesimus, our faithful and ^(C2)beloved brother, ^(C3)who is one of your own. They will inform you about the whole situation here.

^(C1)Aristarchus, my ^(C2)fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also ^(C3)Barnabas' cousin Mark (about whom you received ^(F1)instructions; ^(C4)if he comes to you, welcome him);

and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only ^(C1)fellow workers for the kingdom of God ^(C2)who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me.

^(C1)Epaphras, ^(C2)who is one of your own, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings, always ^(C3)striving earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may ^(F1)stand ^(F2)(C4)mature and ^(F3)fully assured in all the will of God.

For I testify for him that he has ^(F1)a deep concern for you and for those who are in ^(C1)Laodicea and Hierapolis.

^(C1)Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and ^(C2)Demas does also.

Greet the brothers and sisters who are in ^(C1)Laodicea and also ^(F1)Nympha and ^(C2)the church that is in ^(F2)her house.

^(C1)When ^(F1)this letter is read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and you, for your part, ^(C1)read ^(F1)my letter that is coming from ^(C2)Laodicea.

Tell ^(C1)Archippus, "See to the ^(C2)ministry which you have received in the Lord, so that you may ^(F1)fulfill it."

^(F1)I, Paul, ^(C1)write this greeting with my own hand. ^(C2)Remember my ^(F2)(C3)imprisonment. ^(C4)Grace be with you.