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OET-LV COL Chapter 4

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4 The Masters, be _bringing _about what is righteous and the equality to _your slaves, having _known that also you _all are _having a_Master in heaven.

2 Be _persevering the in _prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,

3 praying together also for us, in _order _that the god may _open _up to _us a_door for _the message, to _speak the mystery of _the chosen _one /messiah, because _of which also I _have _been _bound,

4 in _order _that I _may _reveal it, as it _is _fitting me to _speak.

5 In wisdom be _walking toward the ones outside, redeeming the time.

6 The speech of _you _all always in grace let _be, having _been _seasoned with _salt, to _have _known how it _is _fitting you _all to _be _answering to_ each _one.

7 Tuⱪikos will _be _making _known to _you _all all the things concerning me, the beloved brother, and faithful servant, and fellow-slave in the_master,

8 whom I _sent to you _all for same thing this, in _order _that you _all _may _know the things concerning you _all, and he _may _comfort the hearts of _you _all,

9 with Onaʸsimos, the faithful and beloved brother, who is of you _all.
They _will _be _making _known all things to _you _all the things here.

10 Aristarⱪos the fellow-prisoner of _me is _greeting you _all, and Markos, the cousin of _Barnabas (concerning whom you _all _received commands, if he _may _come to you _all, receive him),

11 and Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), the one being _called Youstos, these are the ones being of the_circumcision, the_only fellow-workers for the kingdom of_ the _god, who were _become an_encouragement to _me.

12 Epafras who is of you _all is _greeting you _all, a_slave of_chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous, always striving for you _all in the prayers, in _order _that you _all _may _be _stood mature and having _been _fully _assured in all the_will of_ the _god.

13 For/Because I _am _testifying to _him that he _is _having great distress for you _all, and the ones in Laodikeia, and the ones in Hierapolis.

14 Loukas the the beloved doctor is _greeting you _all, and Daʸmas.

15 Greet the brothers in Laodikeia, and Numfas, and the assembly in the_house of _them.

16 And whenever my letter may _be _read among you _all, make that also it _may _be _read in the assembly of_the_ones_from _Laodikeia, and that the letter from Laodikeia you _all may_ also _read.

17 And say to _Arⱪippos:
Be _watching _out to _the service that you _received in the_master, in _order _that you _may _be _fulfilling it.

18 The greeting is which by _my own hand, of _Paulos.
Be _remembering of _me about _the bonds.
The grace be with you _all.

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