Verse List for COL 4:6

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OET (OET-RV) Always 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.

OET-LV 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.

ULT your words always with grace, seasoned with salt, to know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.

UST When you talk with them, you must always speak in a pleasant and interesting way. When you do this, you will know the best way to respond to each person.

BSB & MSB [Let] your speech always [be] gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

BLB Let your speech be always in grace, having been seasoned with salt, to know how it behooves you to answer each one.

AICNT Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

OEB Let your conversation always be kindly, but not bland, season it, as it were, with salt; be aware in each case of the answer you should be giving.

WEBBE & WMBB Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

NET Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.

LSV your word always being seasoned with salt in grace—to know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.

FBV Always be gracious when you speak. Make sure it's in good taste, and think about how best to answer everyone.

TCNT Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer each person.

T4T In particular, always speak graciously and in a pleasant way to those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus. As a result, you will come to know in what manner you should answer each one of them.

LEB 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.

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

Moff let your talk always have a saving salt of grace about it, and learn how to answer any question put to you.

Wymth Let your language be always seasoned with the salt of grace, so that you may know how to give every man a fitting answer.

ASV Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

DRA Let your speech be always in grace seasoned with salt: that you may know how you ought to answer every man.

YLT your word always in grace — with salt being seasoned — to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

Drby [Let] your word [be] always with grace, seasoned with salt, [so as] to know how ye ought to answer each one.

RV Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
(Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye/you_all may know how ye/you_all ought to answer each one.)

SLT Your word always in grace, Seasoned with salt, to know how it is fitting for you to answer one another.

Wbstr Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

KJB-1769 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
(Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye/you_all may know how ye/you_all ought to answer every man.)

KJB-1611 Let your speech bee alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how yee ought to answere euery man.
(Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how ye/you_all ought to answer every man.)

Bshps Let your speache be alway in grace, powdered with salt, to knowe howe ye ought to aunswere euery man.
(Let your speech be always in grace, powdered with salt, to know how ye/you_all ought to answer every man.)

Gnva Let your speach be gracious alwayes, and powdred with salt, that ye may know how to answere euery man.
(Let your speech be gracious always, and powdred with salt, that ye/you_all may know how to answer every man.)

Cvdl Let youre speach be allwaye fauorable, seasoned with salt, that ye maye knowe how to answere euery man.
(Let your(pl) speech be always favourable, seasoned with salt, that ye/you_all may know how to answer every man.)

TNT Let youre speache be all wayes well favoured and be powdred with salt that ye maye know how to answer every man.
(Let your(pl) speech be always well favoured and be powdred with salt that ye/you_all may know how to answer every man.)

Wycl Youre word be sauered in salt eueremore in grace; that ye wite, hou it bihoueth you to answere to ech man.
(Your word be savered in salt evermore in grace; that ye/you_all wit/know, how it behoves you to answer to each man.)

Luth Eure Rede sei allezeit lieblich und mit Salz gewürzet, daß ihr wisset, wie ihr einem jeglichen antworten sollt.
(your(pl) speech be at_all_times lovely/delightful and with salt gewürzet, that you(pl)/their/her know, as/like you(pl)/their/her on anyone answer(v) should.)

ClVg Sermo vester semper in gratia sale sit conditus, ut sciatis quomodo oporteat vos unicuique respondere.
(Speech/Report your always in/into/on grace sale be conditus, as you(pl)_know how it_is_necessary you(pl) to_each_one to_answer.)

SR-GNT Ὁ λόγος ὑμῶν πάντοτε ἐν χάριτι, ἅλατι ἠρτυμένος, εἰδέναι πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ ἀποκρίνεσθαι. ‡

UGNT ὁ λόγος ὑμῶν πάντοτε ἐν χάριτι, ἅλατι ἠρτυμένος, εἰδέναι πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ ἀποκρίνεσθαι.

SBL-GNT ὁ λόγος ὑμῶν πάντοτε ἐν χάριτι, ἅλατι ἠρτυμένος, εἰδέναι πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ ἀποκρίνεσθαι.

RP-GNT Ὁ λόγος ὑμῶν πάντοτε ἐν χάριτι, ἅλατι ἠρτυμένος, εἰδέναι πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ ἀποκρίνεσθαι.

TC-GNT ὁ λόγος ὑμῶν πάντοτε ἐν χάριτι, ἅλατι ἠρτυμένος, εἰδέναι πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ ἀποκρίνεσθαι.