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¹ Masters, grant your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you also have a master in heaven.

Further Advice for the Christian Life

² Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving, ³ praying at the same time for us also, that God may open for us a door of the message, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which also I am a prisoner^[a], ⁴ so that I may reveal^[b] it, as it is necessary for me to speak. ⁵ Live with wisdom toward those outside, making the most of the time. ⁶ Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.

Exhortations Regarding Fellow Workers

⁷ Tychicus, my dear brother and faithful servant and fellow slave in the Lord, will make known to you all my circumstances^[c], ⁸ whom I have sent to you for this very reason, in order that you may know our circumstances^[d] and he may encourage your hearts, ⁹ together with Onesimus, my faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all the circumstances^[e] here.

¹⁰ Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions—if he should come to you, welcome him), ¹¹ and Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only ones who are fellow workers for the kingdom of God from the circumcision, who have been a comfort to me. ¹² Epaphras, who is one of you, greets you, a slave of Christ^[f] always struggling on behalf of you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured^[g] in all the will of God. ¹³ For I testify to him that he is working hard^[h] on behalf of you and those in Laodicea and those in Hierapolis. ¹⁴ Luke the physician, our dear friend, greets you, as does Demas. ¹⁵ Greet the brothers in Laodicea, and Nympha and the church in her^[i] house. ¹⁶ And whenever this letter is read among you, see to it^[j] that it is read also among the Laodicean church, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea. ¹⁷ And tell Archippus, "Direct your attention to the ministry that you received in the Lord, in order that you may complete it."

Final Greeting and Benediction

¹⁸ The greeting is by my hand, Paul's. Remember my imprisonment^[k]. Grace be with you.