Kolosanom 4
1 Páni, dávajte otrokom, čo je spravodlivé a slušné; veď viete, že aj vy máte Pána v nebi!2 V modlitbe buďte vytrvalí; bdejte pri nej a vzdávajte vďaky!3 Modlite sa aj za nás, aby Boh otvoril dvere nášmu slovu, aby sme mohli hlásať Kristovo tajomstvo, pre ktoré som aj vo väzení,4 aby som ho zvestoval tak, ako som povinný hovoriť.5 Voči tým, čo sú mimo, správajte sa múdro a využívajte čas.6 Vaša reč nech je vždy milá, soľou korenená, aby ste vedeli, ako máte každému odpovedať.7 Čo je so mnou, to vám všetko rozpovie Tychikus, milovaný brat, verný služobník a spolupracovník v Pánovi,8 ktorého som k vám práve na to poslal, aby ste sa dozvedeli, čo je s nami, a aby potešil vaše srdcia,9 s Onezimom, verným a milovaným bratom, ktorý je od vás. Oni vám oznámia všetko, čo sa tu deje.10 Pozdravuje vás môj spoluväzeň Aristarchus aj Barnabášov bratanec Marek - už ste o ňom dostali pokyny; prijmite ho, ak príde k vám, -11 i Jezus, ktorý sa volá Justus. Oni sú z obriezky jediní spolupracovníci na Božom kráľovstve, ktorí mi boli na potechu.12 Pozdravuje vás Epafras, ktorý je od vás, služobník Krista Ježiša, a ustavične zápasí o vás v modlitbách, aby ste boli dokonalí a celkom zaujatí Božou vôľou.13 Môžem mu dosvedčiť, že sa veľa namáha pre vás a pre Laodicejčanov a Hierapolčanov.14 Pozdravuje vás milovaný lekár Lukáš aj Démas.15 Pozdravte bratov v Laodicei aj Nymfu a cirkev v jej dome.16 Keď sa tento list prečíta u vás, zariaďte, aby sa čítal aj v laodicejskej cirkvi, a vy si zasa prečítajte ten z Laodicey.17 A Archippovi povedzte: „Usiluj sa plniť službu, ktorú si dostal v Pánovi!“18 Môj, Pavlov, vlastnoručný pozdrav. Pamätajte na moje okovy! Milosť nech je s vami.
COLOSSIANS 4
1 t Slave owners, be fair and honest with your slaves. Don't forget that you have a Master in heaven.
2 Never give up praying. And when you pray, keep alert and be thankful. 3 Be sure to pray that God will make a way for us to spread his message and explain the mystery about Christ, even though I am in jail for doing this.
4 Please pray that I will make the message as clear as possible.
5 t When you are with unbelievers, always make good use of the time.
6 t Be pleasant and hold their interest when you speak the message. Choose your words carefully and be ready to give answers to anyone who asks questions.Final Greetings
7 t t Tychicus is the dear friend, who faithfully works and serves the Lord with us, and he will give you the news about me. 8 I am sending him to cheer you up by telling you how we are getting along.
9 t Onesimus, the dear and faithful follower from your own group, is coming with him. The two of them will tell you everything that has happened here.
10 t Aristarchus is in jail with me. He sends greetings to you, and so does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. You have already been told to welcome Mark, if he visits you.
11 Jesus, who is known as Justus, sends his greetings. These three men are the only Jewish followers who have worked with me for the kingdom of God. They have given me much comfort.
12 t Your own Epaphras, who serves Christ Jesus, sends his greetings. He always prays hard that you may fully know what the Lord wants you to do and that you may do it completely.
13 I have seen how much trouble he has gone through for you and for the followers in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
14 t Our dear doctor Luke sends you his greetings, and so does Demas.
15 Give my greetings to the followers at Laodicea, especially to Nympha and the church that meets in her home.
16 After this letter has been read to your people, be sure to have it read in the church at Laodicea. And you should read the letter that I have sent to them.t
17 t Remind Archippus to do the work that the Lord has given him to do.
18 I am signing this letter myself: PAUL.
Don't forget that I am in jail.
I pray that God will be kind to you.