Open Bible Data Home  About  News  OET Key

OETOET-RVOET-LVULTUSTBSBBLBAICNTOEBWEBWMBNETLSVFBVTCNTT4TLEBBBEMOFJPSASVDRAYLTDBYRVWBSKJBBBGNVCBTNTWYCSR-GNTUHBRelatedParallelInterlinearReferenceDictionarySearch

OET-RVBy DocumentBy Section By Chapter Details

COLIntroC1C2C3C4

OET-RV COL Chapter 4

OETCOL 4 ©

This is still a very early look into the unfinished text of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check the text in advance before using in public.

4[ref]You masters, ensure that you’re treating your slaves with goodness and equality, knowing that you all also have a master of your own in heaven.

4:2 Further teaching for believers

2Persevere in prayer, keeping watch and being thankful. 3Pray together for us as well that God would open a door for us to share the message—to tell about the mystery of the messiah. That’s also why I’m in chains—4so that I can explain the mystery whenever I have an opportunity to speak.

5[ref]Use wisdom as you all walk towards non-believers, using the time wisely. 6Always show grace in your conversations, like a meal that’s seasoned with salt, so you’ll know how to answer each person in their situation.

4:7 Final greetings

7[ref]My dear brother and faithful servant and fellow slave, Tychicus, will tell you all about me. 8I’m sending him to all of you there so you’ll find out the news that concerns you all and so that he can comfort you there. 9[ref]The faithful and dear brother, Onesimus, who’s from your place will also be with him.

10[ref]My fellow prisoner, Aristarchus, sends his greetings along with Barnabas’ cousin, Mark. You’ve already received instructions about that, so accept him if he arrives there. 11Yeshua who’s nicknamed Yustus also sends his greetings. These guys are from strict Jewish backgrounds, but they’re my only fellow-workers for God’s kingdom who became an encouragement to me.

12[ref]Epaphras sends his greetings. He’s another one from your place and a slave of messiah Yeshua who always prays for you that you will stand mature and fully confident in all of God’s will. 13I can assure you that he has strong concerns for you all, as well as those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. 14[ref]The dear doctor Luke greets you all, as does Dermas.

15Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters in Laodicea, and to Nympha and the assembly that meets in her house, 16and whenever my letter gets read to you all, make sure that it’s also read to those from the assembly in Laodicea, and that you all also read their letter. 17[ref]Tell Archippus to make sure to fulfil the duties that the master gave him to do.

18I, Paul, am writing this final greeting in my own handwriting. Remember me here in chains.

May God’s grace be with all of you.


4:1: Eph 6:9.

4:5: Eph 5:16.

4:7: Acts 20:4; 2Tim 4:12.

4:9: Phm 10-12.

4:10: a Acts 19:29; 27:2; Phm 24; b Acts 12:12,25; 13:13; 15:37-39.

4:12: Col 1:7; Phm 23.

4:14: a 2Tim 4:11; Phm 24; b 2Tim 4:10; Phm 24.

4:17: Phm 2.

OETCOL 4 ©

COLIntroC1C2C3C4