1 and ye masters, render
to your servants justice and equity, knowing that ye also
have a Master in heaven.
2 Persevere in prayer, and be watchful in it, with
thanksgiving.
3 Praying at the same time for us also,
that God would open to us a door of utterance, to note declare
the mystery of Christ, for which also I am in
bonds: that I may make it manifest, as I ought note. note
4 Behave
yourselves wisely towards them that are without,
5
redeeming the time.
6 Let your speech be always with
grace, seasoned with note discretion to know how ye ought
to answer every one.
7 All things concerning me will Tychicus make known
to you, who is a beloved brother, and faithful note minister,
and fellow-servant in the Lord:
8 whom I have sent to
you for this note purpose also that he may know your affairs,
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and comfort your hearts;
9 together with Onesimus a
faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They
will inform you of all things here.
10 Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner saluteth you, and
Marcus note nephew to Barnabas, concerning whom ye
have received orders; (if he come to you, receive him;)
and Jesus who is called Justus:
11 these are the only
persons, who, note of the circumcision, have been my fellow-laborers
in the kingdom of God, and who were a
comfort to me.
12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant
of Christ, saluteth you; who always strives earnestly
for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect
and complete in all the will of God:
13 for I bear him
witness, that he note is very zealous for you, and for
those in Laodicea, and note Hierapolis.
14 Luke the beloved
physician, and Demas, greeteth you.
15 Salute the brethren in Laodicea; and Nymphas, and
the church that is in his house.
16 And when note this letter
has been read amongst you, cause it to be read also
in the church of the Laodiceans; note that ye may also
read that from Laodicea.
17 And say ye to Archippus,
Look well to the ministry, which thou hast received
note of the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
18 The salutation of me Paul, with my own hand. Remember
my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
Written to the Colossians from Rome, by Tychicus and
Onesimus.
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Worsley [1770], THE NEW TESTAMENT OR NEW COVENANT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated from the Greek ACCORDING TO The Present Idiom of the English Tongue. With NOTES and REFERENCES interspersed, as occasion required, to confirm and illustrate the more literal or various Renderings given at the bottom of each page; by which even they, who do not understand the Original, may often judge for themselves of the justness and propriety of the Translation. By the late Mr. JOHN WORSLEY, of Hertford (Printed by R. Hett, LONDON) [word count] [B18100].
