{"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/wnt/colossians/4","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T03:45:32.429Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WNT","book":"Colossians","bookSlug":"colossians","chapter":4,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":3,"nextChapter":null,"totalChapters":4,"totalVerses":18},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Masters, deal justly and equitably with your slaves, knowing that you too have a Master in Heaven."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Be earnest and unwearied in prayer, being on the alert in it and in your giving of thanks."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And pray at the same time for us also, that God may open for us a door for preaching, for us to tell the truth concerning Christ for the sake of which I am even a prisoner."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Then I shall proclaim it fully, as it is my duty to do."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Behave wisely in relation to the outside world, buying up your opportunities."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Let your language be always seasoned with the salt of grace, so that you may know how to give every man  a fitting answer."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Tychicus, our much-loved brother, a trusty assistant and fellow servant with us in the Lord's work, will give you every information about me."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And for this very purpose I send him to you that you may know how we are faring; and that he may cheer your hearts."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And with him I send our dear and trusty brother Onesimus, who is one of yourselves. They will inform you of everything here."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Aristarchus my fellow prisoner sends greeting to you, and so does Barnabas's cousin Mark. You have received instructions as to him; if he comes to you, give him a welcome."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Jesus, called Justus, also sends greeting. These three are Hebrew converts. They alone among such have worked loyally with me for the Kingdom of God--they are men who have been a comfort to me."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, sends greetings to you, always wrestling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand firm--Christians of ripe character and of clear conviction as to everything which is God's will."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"For I can bear witness to the deep interest he takes in you and in the brethren at Laodicea and in those at Hierapolis."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Luke, the dearly-loved physician, salutes you, and so does Demas."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Christian greetings to the brethren at Laodicea, especially to Nymphas, and to  the Church that meets at their house."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And when this Letter has been read  among you, let it be read also in the Church of the Laodiceans, and you in turn must read the one I am sending to Laodicea."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And tell Archippus to discharge carefully the duties devolving upon him as a servant of the Lord."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"I Paul add with my own hand this final greeting. Be mindful of me in my imprisonment. Grace be with you."}],"citation":{"inline":"Colossians 4 (WNT)","markdown":"[Colossians 4](https://primebible.com/wnt/colossians/4)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WNT. https://primebible.com/wnt/colossians/4 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}