Further Instructions

²cContinue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it dwith thanksgiving. ³At the same time, pray also for us, that God may eopen to us a door for the word, fto declare the mystery of Christ, gon account of which I am in prison— ⁴that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.

⁵hWalk in wisdom toward ioutsiders, making the best use of the time. ⁶Let your speech always jbe gracious, kseasoned with salt, lso that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

Final Greetings

⁷Tychicus will tell you mall about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant2 in the Lord. ⁸I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, ⁹and with him nOnesimus, our faithful and obeloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.

¹⁰pAristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark qthe cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions—rif he comes to you, welcome him), ¹¹and Jesus who is called sJustus. tThese are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and uthey have been a comfort to me. ¹²vEpaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always wstruggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand xmature and fully assured in all the will of God. ¹³For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. ¹⁴yLuke the beloved physician greets you, as does zDemas. ¹⁵Give my greetings to the brothers3 at Laodicea, and to Nympha and athe church in her house. ¹⁶And when bthis letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea. ¹⁷And say to cArchippus, “See that you fulfill dthe ministry that you have received in the Lord.”

¹⁸I, Paul, ewrite this greeting with my own hand. fRemember gmy chains. hGrace be with you.

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