{"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/wbt/colossians/4","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-13T06:04:05.378Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WBT","book":"Colossians","bookSlug":"colossians","chapter":4,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":3,"nextChapter":null,"totalChapters":4,"totalVerses":18},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"At the same time praying also for us, that God would open to us a door of utterance, 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 towards 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 every man."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"All my state shall Tychicus declare to you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Whom I have sent to you for the same purpose, that he may know your state, and comfort your hearts;"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are done here."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Aristarchus, my fellow-prisoner, saluteth you; and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (concerning whom ye received commandments: if he should come to you, receive him;)"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And Jesus, who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellow-workers to the kingdom of God, who have been a comfort to me."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"For I bear him testimony, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Salute the brethren who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise 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 fulfill it."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen."}],"citation":{"inline":"Colossians 4 (WBT)","markdown":"[Colossians 4](https://primebible.com/wbt/colossians/4)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WBT. https://primebible.com/wbt/colossians/4 (accessed 2026-06-13)."}}