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| 4:1 | Masters, giue vnto your seruants that which is iust and equall, knowing that yee also haue a Master in heauen. |
| 4:2 | Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thankesgiuing: |
| 4:3 | Withall, praying also for vs, that God would open vnto vs a doore of vtterance, to speake the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: |
| 4:4 | That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speake. |
| 4:5 | Walke in wisdome toward them that are without, redeeming the time. |
| 4:6 | Let your speech bee alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how yee ought to answere euery man. |
| 4:7 | All my state shall Tychicus declare vnto you, who is a beloued brother, and a faithfull minister, and fellow seruant in the Lord: |
| 4:8 | Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose, that hee might know your estate, and comfort your hearts. |
| 4:9 | With Onesimus a faithfull and beloued brother, who is one of you. They shall make knowen vnto you all things which are done here. |
| 4:10 | Aristarchus my fellow prisoner saluteth you, and Marcus sisters sonne to Barnabas, (touching whome yee receiued commandements; if he come vnto you, receiue him:) |
| 4:11 | And Iesus, which is called Iustus, who are of the circumcision. These onely are my fellow workers vnto the kingdome of God, which haue beene a comfort vnto me. |
| 4:12 | Epaphras, who is one of you, a seruant of Christ, saluteth you, alwaies labouring feruently for you in praiers, that ye may stand perfect, and complete in all the will of God. |
| 4:13 | For I beare him record, that hee hath a great zeale for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis. |
| 4:14 | Luke the beloued physician, and Demas greet you. |
| 4:15 | Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, & the church which is in his house. |
| 4:16 | And when this Epistle is read amongst you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans: and that ye likewise reade the Epistle from Laodicea, |
| 4:17 | And say to Archippus, Take heede to the ministerie, which thou hast receiued in the Lord, that thou fulfill it. |
| 4:18 | The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.Written from Rome to the Colossians, by Tychicus and Onesimus. |
| 4:1 | Ye masters, do vnto youre seruauntes that which is iust and equall, and knowe, yt ye also haue a master in heauen. |
| 4:2 | Contynue in prayer, and watch in the same with thankesgeuynge, |
| 4:3 | and praye also together for vs, that God open vnto vs the dore of the worde, to speake the mystery of Christ (wherfore I am also in bodes) |
| 4:4 | that I maye vtter ye same, as it becommeth me to speake. |
| 4:5 | Walke wysely towarde them that are without, and redeme ye tyme. |
| 4:6 | Let youre speach be allwaye fauorable, seasoned with salt, that ye maye knowe how to answere euery man. |
| 4:7 | Tichicus the deare brother and faithfull mynister & felowe seruaut in ye LORDE, shal tell you what case I am in. |
| 4:8 | Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose, that he mighte knowe how ye do, & that he mighte comforte youre hertes, |
| 4:9 | with one Onesimus a faithfull and beloued brother, which is one of you: they shal shewe you of all thinges, which are adoynge here |
| 4:10 | Aristarchus my preson felowe saluteth you, and Marcus Barnabasses sisters sonne, touchinge whom ye receaued commaundementes: Yf he come vnto you, receaue him, |
| 4:11 | and Iesus, which is called Iustus, which are of the circumcision. These onely are my helpers in the kyngdome of God, which were to my consolacion. |
| 4:12 | Epaphras a seruaunt of Christ, which is one of you, saluteth you, & allwaye laboureth feruently for you in prayers, yt ye maye stonde perfecte and full, in all that is the wil of God. |
| 4:13 | I beare him recorde, that he hath a feruent mynde for you, and for the at Laodicea, and at Hierapolis. |
| 4:14 | Deare Lucas the Phisician saluteth you, and so doth Demas. |
| 4:15 | Salute the brethre, which are at Laodicea, and salute Nymphas, and the cogregacion which is in his house. |
| 4:16 | And whan the epistle is red of you, cause it to be red also in the cogregacio at Laodicea, & that ye likewyse reade the epistle of Laodicea. |
| 4:17 | And saye to Archippus: Take hede to the office which thou hast receaued in the LORDE, that thou fulfyll it. |
| 4:18 | My salutacion with the hnade of me Paul. Remembre my bodes. Grace be with you, Amen. |
| 4:1 | Lordis, yyue ye to seruauntis that that is iust and euene, witinge that also ye han a Lord in heuene. |
| 4:2 | Be ye bisi in preier, and wake in it, in doynge of thankyngis; |
| 4:3 | and preie ech for othere, and for vs, that God opene to vs the dore of word, to speke the misterie of Crist; |
| 4:4 | for which also Y am boundun, that Y schewe it, so as it bihoueth me to speke. |
| 4:5 | Walke ye in wisdom to hem that ben with outen forth, ayenbiynge tyme. |
| 4:6 | Youre word be sauered in salt eueremore in grace; that ye wite, hou it bihoueth you to answere to ech man. |
| 4:7 | Titicus, most dere brother, and feithful mynyster, and my felowe in the Lord, schal make alle thingis knowun to you, that ben aboute me. |
| 4:8 | Whom Y sente to you to this same thing, that he knowe what thingis ben aboute you, and coumforte youre hertis, with Onesyme, |
| 4:9 | most dere and feithful brother, which is of you; whiche schulen make alle thingis that ben doon here, knowun to you. |
| 4:10 | Aristark, prisoner with me, gretith you wel, and Mark, the cosyn of Barnabas, of whom ye han take maundementis; if he come to you, resseyue ye hym; |
| 4:11 | and Jhesus, that is seid Just; whiche ben of circumcisioun; thei aloone ben myn helperis in the kingdom of God, that weren to me in solace. |
| 4:12 | Epafras, that is of you, the seruaunt of Jhesu Crist, gretith you wel; euere bisi for you in preyeris, that ye stonde perfit and ful in al the wille of God. |
| 4:13 | And Y bere witnessyng to hym, that he hath myche trauel for you, and for hem that ben at Loadice, and that ben at Ierapolim. |
| 4:14 | Luk, the leche most dere, and Demas, greten you wel. |
| 4:15 | Grete ye wel the britheren that ben at Loadice, and the womman Nynfam, and the chirche that is in hir hous. |
| 4:16 | And whanne this pistle is red among you, do ye, that it be red in the chirche of Loadicensis; and rede ye that pistle that is of Loadicensis. |
| 4:17 | And seie ye to Archippus, Se the mynysterie, that thou hast takun in the Lord, that thou fille it. |
| 4:18 | My salutacioun, bi the hoond of Poul. Be ye myndeful of my boondis. The grace of the Lord Jhesu Crist be with you. Amen. |
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