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Fellow Workers

¹ Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, ^(C1)knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.

^2 (C1)Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;³ 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 speak forth ^(C4)the mystery of Christ, for which I have also ^(C5)been imprisoned;⁴ that I may make it clear ^(C1)in the way I ought to speak.

^5 (F1)(C1)Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward ^(C2)outsiders, ^(F2)(C3)making the most of the opportunity.^6 (C1)Let your speech always be ^(F1)with grace, as though seasoned with ^(C2)salt, so that you will know how you should ^(C3)respond to each person.

^7 (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.^8 (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;^9 (F1)and with him ^(C1)Onesimus, our faithful and ^(C2)beloved brother, ^(C3)who is one of your number. They will inform you about the whole situation here.

^10 (C1)Aristarchus, my ^(C2)fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also ^(C3)Barnabas's cousin Mark (about whom you received ^(F1)instructions; ^(C4)if he comes to you, welcome him);¹¹ 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.^12 (C1)Epaphras, ^(C2)who is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always ^(C3)laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may ^(F1)stand ^(F2)(C4)perfect and ^(F3)fully assured in all the will of God.¹³ For I testify for him that he has ^(F1)a deep concern for you and for those who are in ^(C1)Laodicea and Hierapolis.^14 (C1)Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and also ^(C2)Demas.¹⁵ Greet the brethren who are in ^(C1)Laodicea and also ^(F1)Nympha and ^(C2)the church that is in ^(F2)her house.^16 (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.¹⁷ Say to ^(C1)Archippus, "Take heed to the ^(C2)ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may ^(F1)fulfill it."

^18 (F1)I, Paul, ^(C1)write this greeting with my own hand. ^(C2)Remember my ^(F2)(C3)imprisonment. ^(C4)Grace be with you.