NASB Colossians 4 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Colossians 4 — KJV

Fellow Workers

1 Masters°, grant° to your slaves° justice° and fairness°, aknowing° that you too° have° a Master° in heaven°.

[1] a Ep 6:9

2 ¶ aDevote° yourselves° to prayer°, keeping° alert° in it with [an attitude of] thanksgiving°; 3 praying° at the same° time° afor us as well°, that God° will open° up to us a bdoor° for cthe word°, so that we may speak° forth° dthe mystery° of Christ°, for which° I have also° ebeen imprisoned°; 4 that I may make° it clear° ain the way° I ought° to speak°.

[2] a Ac 1:14; Ep 6:18
[3] a Ep 6:19 b Ac 14:27 c 2Ti 4:2 d Ep 3:3, 4; 6:19 e Ep 6:20
[4] a Ep 6:20

5 ¶ I aConduct° yourselves° with wisdom° toward° boutsiders°°, II cmaking° the most° of the opportunity°. 6 aLet your speech° always° be Iwith grace°, [as though] seasoned° with bsalt°, so that you will know° how° you should° crespond° to each° person°.

[5] ILit Walk IILit redeeming the time a Ep 5:15 b Mk 4:11 c Ep 5:16
[6] IOr gracious a Ep 4:29 b Mk 9:50 c 1P 3:15

7 ¶ aAs to all° my affairs, bTychicus°, [our] cbeloved° brother° and faithful° servant° and fellow° bond-servant° in the Lord°, will bring° you information°. 8 a[For] I have sent° him to you for this° very° purpose, that you may know° about° our circumstances°° and that he may bencourage° your hearts°; 9 Iand with him aOnesimus°, [our] faithful° and bbeloved° brother°, cwho° is one of your [number]. They will inform° you about the whole° situation here°.

[7] a Col 4:7-9: Ep 6:21, 22 b Ac 20:4; 2Ti 4:12 c Ep 6:21; Col 1:7
[8] a Ep 6:22 b Col 2:2
[9] ILit along with Onesimus a Phm 10 b Col 1:7 c Col 4:12

10 ¶ aAristarchus°, my bfellow° prisoner°, sends° you his greetings°; and [also] cBarnabas’s° cousin° Mark° (about° whom° you received° Iinstructions°; dif° he comes° to you, welcome° him); 11 and [also] Jesus° who is called° Justus°; these° are the only° afellow° workers° for the kingdom° of God° bwho are from the circumcision°, and they have proved° to be an encouragement° to me. 12 aEpaphras°, bwho° is one of your number°, a bondslave° of Jesus° Christ°, sends° you his greetings°, always° claboring° earnestly° for you in his prayers°, that you may Istand° II dperfect° and IIIfully° assured° in all° the will° of God°. 13 For I testify° for him that he has° Ia deep° concern° for you and for those° who are in aLaodicea° and Hierapolis°. 14 aLuke°, the beloved° physician°, sends° you his greetings°, and [also] bDemas°. 15 Greet° the brethren° who are in aLaodicea° and also INympha° and bthe church° that is in IIher house°. 16 aWhen° Ithis° letter° is read° among° you, have° it also° read° in the church° of the Laodiceans°; and you, for your part aread° Imy letter [that is coming] from bLaodicea°. 17 Say° to aArchippus°, “Take° heed° to the bministry° which° you have received° in the Lord°, that you may Ifulfill° it.”

[10] IOr orders a Ac 19:29; 27:2; Phm 24 b Ro 16:7 c Ac 4:36; 12:12, 25; 15:37, 39 d 2Ti 4:11
[11] a Ro 16:3 b Ac 11:2
[12] IOr stand firm IIOr complete or mature IIIOr made complete a Col 1:7; Phm 23 b Col 4:9 c Ro 15:30 d Col 1:28
[13] IOr much toil or great pain a Col 2:1; 4:15f
[14] a 2Ti 4:11; Phm 24 b 2Ti 4:10; Phm 24
[15] IOr Nymphas (masc) IIOne early ms reads their a Col 2:1; 4:13, 16 b Ro 16:5
[16] ILit the a 1Th 5:27; 2Th 3:14 b Col 2:1; 4:13, 15
[17] IOr continually fulfill a Phm 2 b 2Ti 4:5

18 ¶ II, Paul°, awrite this° greeting° with my own° hand°. bRemember° my II cimprisonment°. dGrace° be with you.

[18] ILit The greeting by my hand of Paul IILit bonds a 1Co 16:21 b He 13:3 c Php 1:7; Col 4:3 d 1Ti 6:21; 2Ti 4:22; Tit 3:15; He 13:25

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He exhorteth them to be fervent in prayer,

1 ¶ Masters,º giveº ª unto [your] servantsº that which is justº andº equal;º knowingº ª thatº yeº alsoº haveº ª a Masterº inº heaven.º 2 Continueº ª in prayer,º and watchº ª inº the sameº withº thanksgiving;º 3 Withalº prayingº ª also¹ ² forº us,º thatº Godº would openº ª unto usº a doorº of utterance,º to speakº ª the² mysteryº of Christ,º forº whichº I am¹ ª also¹ in bonds:º ª ² 4 Thatº I may make¹ ª it¹ manifest,º ª ² asº Iº oughtº ª to speak.º ª

[1] Lv 19:13; 25:39; Dt 15:12; 24:14; Ne 5:5; Jb 24:11; 31:13; Ec 5:8; Is 58:3, 5; Jr 34:9; Mal 3:5; Mt 23:8; 24:48; Lk 16:1; 19:15; Ep 6:8, 9; Jm 2:13; 5:4; Rv 17:14; 19:16.
[2] 1S 12:23; Jb 15:4; 27:8; Ps 55:16; 109:4; Mt 26:41; Mk 13:33; Lk 18:1; 21:36; Ro 12:12; Ep 6:18; Php 4:6; Col 1:9; 2:7; 3:15, 17; 4:12; 1Th 5:17; 1P 4:7.
[3] Mt 13:11; Ro 15:30; 1Co 4:1; 16:9; 2Co 2:12; Ep 3:1; 4:1; 6:19, 20; Php 1:7, 13, 19; Col 1:26; 2:2; 1Th 5:25; 2Th 3:1; 2Ti 1:16; 2:9; Phm 1:22; He 13:18; Rv 3:7.
[4] Mt 10:26; Ac 4:29; 5:29; 1Co 2:4; 2Co 2:14; 3:12; 4:1; Ep 6:20; Col 4:6.

to walk wisely toward them that are not yet come to the true knowledge of Christ.

5 Walkº ª inº wisdomº towardº them that are without,º redeemingº ª the² time.º 6 Let yourº speechº [be] alwayº withº grace,º seasonedº ª with salt,º that ye may knowº ª howº yeº oughtº ª to answerº ª every¹ man.º ² 7 Allº my¹ stateº ² shall¹ ª Tychicusº declareº ª unto you,º [who is] a belovedº brother,º andº a faithfulº ministerº andº fellowservantº inº the Lord:º 8 Whomº I have sentº ª untoº youº forº the same¹ purpose,º ² thatº he might knowº ª your¹ estate,º ² andº comfortº ª yourº hearts;º 9 Withº Onesimus,º a faithfulº andº belovedº brother,º whoº isº ª [one] ofº you.º They shall make knownº ª unto youº all thingsº which¹ [are done] here.º

[5] Ps 90:12; Mt 10:16; Ro 16:19; 1Co 5:12; 14:19; Ep 5:15, 16; Col 3:16; 1Th 4:12; 1Ti 3:7; Jm 1:5; 3:13, 17; 1P 3:1.
[6] Lv 2:13; Dt 6:6; 11:19; 2K 2:20; 1Ch 16:24; Ps 37:30; 40:9; 45:2; 66:16; 71:15, 23; 78:3; 105:2; 119:13, 46; Pv 10:21; 15:4, 7; 16:21; 22:17; 25:11; 26:4; Ec 10:12; Mal 3:16; Mt 5:13; 12:34; Mk 9:50; Lk 4:22; 20:20; Ep 4:29; Col 3:16; 1P 3:15.
[7] Ac 20:4; 1Co 4:1; Ep 6:21; Php 2:25; Col 4:9, 12; 2Ti 4:12; Tit 3:12.
[8] Is 40:1; 61:2; 1Co 4:17; 2Co 1:4; 2:7; 12:18; Ep 6:22; Php 2:28; Col 2:2; 1Th 2:11; 3:2, 5; 4:18; 5:11, 14; 2Th 2:17.
[9] Col 4:7; Phm 1:10.

He saluteth them, and wisheth them all prosperity.

10 Aristarchusº myº fellowprisonerº salutethº ª you,º andº Marcus,º sister's sonº to Barnabas,º (touchingº whomº ye receivedº ª commandments:º ifº he comeº ª untoº you,º receiveº ª him;)º 11 Andº Jesus,º which¹ is calledº ª Justus,º who¹ areº ª ofº the circumcision.º Theseº onlyº [are my] fellowworkersº untoº the² kingdomº of God,º whichº have beenº ª a comfortº unto me.º 12 Epaphras,º who² is [one] ofº you,º a servantº of Christ,º salutethº ª you,º alwaysº labouring ferventlyº ª forº youº inº prayers,º thatº ye may standº ª perfectº andº completeº ª inº allº the willº of God.º 13 Forº I bear¹ ª him¹ record,º ª ² thatº he hathº ª a greatº zealº forº you,º andº them² [that are] inº Laodicea,º andº them² inº Hierapolis.º 14 Luke,º the² belovedº physician,º andº Demas,º greetº ª you.º 15 Saluteº ª the² brethrenº which are inº Laodicea,º andº Nymphas,º andº the² churchº which is inº hisº house.º 16 Andº whenº this epistleº is readº ª amongº you,º causeº ª thatº it be readº ª alsoº inº the² churchº of the Laodiceans;¹ ² andº that¹ yeº ¹ ª likewiseº readº ª the² [epistle] fromº Laodicea.º 17 Andº sayº ª to Archippus,º Take heedº ª to the² ministryº whichº thou hast received¹ ª ² inº the Lord,º thatº thou fulfilº ª it.º 18 The² salutationº by the handº of meº Paul.º Rememberº ª myº bonds.º Grace¹ ² [be] withº you.º Amen.º [[[Written¹ ª from¹ Rome¹ to¹ Colossians¹ by¹ Tychicus¹ and¹ Onesimus.]]]¹

[10] Ac 12:12; 13:5, 13; 15:37; 19:29; 20:4; 27:2; Ro 16:2, 21; 2Ti 4:11; Phm 1:24; 1P 5:13; 2Jn 1:8.
[11] Ac 10:45; 11:2; Ro 4:12; 1Co 3:5; 2Co 6:1; 7:6; Ga 2:7; Ep 2:11; Php 4:3; Col 4:7; 1Th 3:2, 7; Tit 1:10; Phm 1:1, 24.
[12] Mt 5:48; Lk 22:44; Jn 12:26; Ro 15:14, 30; 1Co 2:6; 14:20; 2Co 13:11; Ga 1:10; 4:19; Php 3:12; Col 1:7, 9, 22, 28; 2:1; 4:1, 2; 1Th 5:23; Phm 1:23; He 5:7, 14; 6:1; Jm 1:1; 5:16; 2P 1:1; Jde 1:24.
[13] Ro 10:2; 2Co 8:3; Col 2:1; 4:15; Rv 1:11; 3:14.
[14] 2Ti 4:10, 11; Phm 1:24.
[15] Ro 16:5; 1Co 16:9; Col 4:13; Phm 1:2.
[16] 1Th 5:27.
[17] Lv 10:3; Nu 18:5; 2Ch 29:11; Ezk 44:23; Ac 1:17; 14:23; 20:28; 1Co 4:1; Ep 4:11; 1Ti 4:6, 14, 16; 6:11, 20; 2Ti 1:6; 2:2; 4:1, 5; Phm 1:2.
[18] Ro 16:20, 24; 1Co 16:21; 2Co 13:14; 2Th 3:17; 1Ti 6:21; 2Ti 1:8; 4:22; He 13:3, 25.

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