{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/colossians/4","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T14:28:32.086Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Colossians","bookSlug":"colossians","chapter":4,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":3,"nextChapter":null,"totalChapters":4,"totalVerses":18},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"All my affairs shall Tychicus make known unto you, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"whom I have sent you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts;"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things that are done here."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner saluteth you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (touching whom ye received commandments; if he come unto you, receive him),"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"and Jesus that is called Justus, who are of the circumcision: these only are my fellow-workers unto the kingdom of God, men that have been a comfort unto me."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"For I bear him witness, that he hath much labor for you, and for them in Laodicea, and for them in Hierapolis."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas salute you."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And when this epistle hath been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye also read the epistle from Laodicea."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you."}],"citation":{"inline":"Colossians 4 (ASV)","markdown":"[Colossians 4](https://primebible.com/asv/colossians/4)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/colossians/4 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}