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Colossians 4

Darby Translation · 18 verses

1Masters, give to bondmen what is just and fair, knowing that ye also have a Master in [the] heavens. 2Persevere in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving; 3praying at the same time for us also, that God may open to us a door of the word to speak the mystery of Christ, on account of which also I am bound, 4to the end that I may make it manifest as I ought to speak. 5Walk in wisdom towards those without, redeeming opportunities. 6[Let] your word [be] always with grace, seasoned with salt, [so as] to know how ye ought to answer each one. 7Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-bondman in [the] Lord, will make known to you all that concerns me; 8whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that he might know your state, and that he might encourage your hearts: 9with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is [one] of you. They shall make known to you everything here. 10Aristarchus my fellow-captive salutes you, and Mark, Barnabas's cousin, concerning whom ye have received orders, (if he come to you, receive him,) 11and Jesus called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These [are the] only fellow-workers for the kingdom of God who have been a consolation to me. 12Epaphras, who is [one] of you, [the] bondman of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always combating earnestly for you in prayers, to the end that ye may stand perfect and complete in all [the] will of God. 13For I bear him witness that he labours much for you, and them in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis. 14Luke, the beloved physician, salutes you, and Demas. 15Salute the brethren in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly which [is] in his house. 16And when the letter has been read among you, cause that it be read also in the assembly of Laodiceans, and that ye also read that from Laodicea. 17And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in [the] Lord, to the end that thou fulfil it. 18The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace [be] with you.

Darby's Synopsis

He desires that the saints should continue through prayer in communion with God, and in the sense of their dependence on Him, conscious of His nearness to them, and of His readiness to hear them. For that which speaks to the heart for our walk is not enough; the soul must know its own relations with God, exercising itself in those relations; and it must receive directly from Him that which assures it of His love. There must be perseverance in this.

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Text: J. N. Darby, The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages, public domain. Emphasized words are Darby's own. Provenance on the sources page.