Προς Κολοσσαεις 4

1 οι κυριοι το δικαιον και την ισοτητα τοις δουλοις παρεχεσθε ειδοτες οτι και υμεις εχετε κυριον εν ουρανοις

Masters, give your servants what is right and equal, conscious that you have a Master in heaven.

2 τη προσευχη προσκαρτερειτε γρηγορουντες εν αυτη εν ευχαριστια

Give yourselves to prayer at all times, keeping watch with praise;

3 προσευχομενοι αμα και περι ημων ινα ο θεος ανοιξη ημιν θυραν του λογου λαλησαι το μυστηριον του χριστου δι ο και δεδεμαι

And making prayer for us, that God may give us an open door for the preaching of the word, the secret of Christ, for which I am now in chains;

4 ινα φανερωσω αυτο ως δει με λαλησαι

So that I may make it clear, as it is right for me to do.

5 εν σοφια περιπατειτε προς τους εξω τον καιρον εξαγοραζομενοι

Be wise in your behaviour to those who are outside, making good use of the time.

6 ο λογος υμων παντοτε εν χαριτι αλατι ηρτυμενος ειδεναι πως δει υμας ενι εκαστω αποκρινεσθαι

Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

7 τα κατ εμε παντα γνωρισει υμιν τυχικος ο αγαπητος αδελφος και πιστος διακονος και συνδουλος εν κυριω

Tychicus will give you news of all my business: he is a dear brother and true servant and helper in the word;

8 ον επεμψα προς υμας εις αυτο τουτο ινα γνω τα περι υμων και παρακαλεση τας καρδιας υμων

And I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may have news of how we are, and so that he may give your hearts comfort;

9 συν ονησιμω τω πιστω και αγαπητω αδελφω ος εστιν εξ υμων παντα υμιν γνωριουσιν τα ωδε

And with him I have sent Onesimus, the true and well-loved brother, who is one of you. They will give you word of everything which is taking place here.

10 ασπαζεται υμας αρισταρχος ο συναιχμαλωτος μου και μαρκος ο ανεψιος βαρναβα περι ου ελαβετε εντολας εαν ελθη προς υμας δεξασθε αυτον

Aristarchus, my brother-prisoner, sends his love to you, and Mark, a relation of Barnabas (about whom you have been given orders: if he comes to you, be kind to him),

11 και ιησους ο λεγομενος ιουστος οι οντες εκ περιτομης ουτοι μονοι συνεργοι εις την βασιλειαν του θεου οιτινες εγενηθησαν μοι παρηγορια

And Jesus, whose other name is Justus; these are of the circumcision: they are my only brother-workers for the kingdom of God, who have been a comfort to me.

12 ασπαζεται υμας επαφρας ο εξ υμων δουλος χριστου παντοτε αγωνιζομενος υπερ υμων εν ταις προσευχαις ινα στητε τελειοι και πεπληρωμενοι εν παντι θεληματι του θεου

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his love, ever taking thought for you in his prayers, that you may be complete and fully certain of all the purpose of God.

13 μαρτυρω γαρ αυτω οτι εχει ζηλον πολυν υπερ υμων και των εν λαοδικεια και των εν ιεραπολει

For I give witness of him that he has undergone much trouble for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.

14 ασπαζεται υμας λουκας ο ιατρος ο αγαπητος και δημας

Luke, our well-loved medical friend, and Demas, send you their love.

15 ασπασασθε τους εν λαοδικεια αδελφους και νυμφαν και την κατ οικον αυτου εκκλησιαν

Give my love to the brothers in Laodicea and to Nymphas and the church in their house.

16 και οταν αναγνωσθη παρ υμιν η επιστολη ποιησατε ινα και εν τη λαοδικεων εκκλησια αναγνωσθη και την εκ λαοδικειας ινα και υμεις αναγνωτε

And when this letter has been made public among you, let the same be done in the church of Laodicea; and see that you have the letter from Laodicea.

17 και ειπατε αρχιππω βλεπε την διακονιαν ην παρελαβες εν κυριω ινα αυτην πληροις

Say to Archippus, See that you do the work which the Lord has given you to do.

18 ο ασπασμος τη εμη χειρι παυλου μνημονευετε μου των δεσμων η χαρις μεθ υμων αμην [ προς κολοσσαεις εγραφη απο ρωμης δια τυχικου και ονησιμου ]

I, Paul, give you this word of love in my handwriting. Keep in memory that I am a prisoner. Grace be with you.