Η ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΛΑΣΣΑΕΙΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΠΑΥΛΟΥ

Epistle to the Colossians

CHAPTER 4

| 1 | οι |  | κυριοι |  | το |  | δικαιον |  | και |  | την |  | ισοτητα |  | τοις |  | δουλοις |  | παρεχεσθε
|  | ♦ |  | Masters, |  | that which |  | [is] just |  | and |  | that which |  | [is] equal |  | ♦ |  | to bondmen |  | give,

| ειδοτες |  | οτι |  | και |  | υμεις |  | εχετε |  | κυριον |  | εν |  | ουρανοις |  |
| knowing |  | that |  | also |  | ye |  | have |  | a Master |  | in |  | [the] heavens. |  |

| 2 | τη |  | προσευχη |  | προσκαρτερειτε |  | γρηγορουντες |  | εν |  | αυτη |  | εν |  | ευχαριστια |  |
|  | ♦ |  | In prayer |  | stedfastly continue, |  | watching |  | in |  | it |  | with |  | thanksgiving; |  |

| 3 | προσευχομενοι |  | αμα |  | και |  | περι |  | ημων |  | ινα |  | ο |  | θεος |  | ανοιξη |  | ημιν |  | θυραν |  | του |
|  | praying |  | withal |  | also |  | for |  | us, |  | that |  | ♦ |  | God |  | may open |  | to us |  | a door |  | of the |

λογου |  | λαλησαι |  | το |  | μυστηριον |  | του |  | χριστου |  | δι |  | ο |  | και |
word |  | to speak |  | the |  | mystery |  | of the |  | Christ, |  | on account of |  | which |  | also |

δεδεμαι |  |
I have been bound, |  |

| 4 | ινα |  | φανερωσω |  | αυτο |  | ως |  | δει |  | με |  | λαλησαι |  |
|  | that |  | manifest |  | it |  | as |  | it behoves |  | me |  | to speak. |  |

| 5 | εν |  | σοφια |  | περιπατειτε |  | προς |  | τους |  | εξω |  | τον |  | καιρον |  | εξαγοραζομενοι |  |
|  | In |  | wisdom |  | walk |  | towards |  | those |  | without, |  | the 2 |  | time 3 |  | ransoming. 1 |  |

| 6 | ο |  | λογος |  | υμων |  | παντοτε |  | εν |  | χαριτι |  | αλατι |  | ηρτυμενος |  | ειδεναι |  | πως |
|  | ♦ |  | [Let] word 2 |  | your 1 |  | [be] always |  | with |  | grace, |  | with 2 salt 3 |  | seasoned, 1 |  | to know |  | how |

δει |  | υμας |  | ενι |  | εκαστω |  | αποκρινεσθαι |  |
it behoves |  | you |  | each 3 one 4 |  | ♦ |  | to 1 answer. 2 |  |

| 7 | τα |  | κατ |  | εμε |  | παντα |  | γνωρισει |  | υμιν |  | τυχικος |  | ο |
|  | The 2 things 3 |  | concerning 4 |  | me 5 |  | all 1 |  | will 7 make 8 known 9 |  | to 10 you 11 |  | Tychicus 6 |  | the |

αγαπητος |  | αδελφος |  | και |  | πιστος |  | διακονος |  | και |  | συνδουλος |  | εν |  | κυριω |  |
beloved |  | brother |  | and |  | faithful |  | servant |  | and |  | fellow-bondman |  | in |  | [the] Lord; |  |

| 8 | ον |  | επεμψα |  | προς |  | υμας |  | εις |  | αυτο |  | τουτο |  | ινα |  | γνω |  | τα |
|  | whom |  | I sent |  | to |  | you |  | for |  | this very thing, |  | ♦ |  | that |  | he might know |  | the things |

περι |  | υμων |  | και |  | παρακαλεση |  | τας |  | καρδιας |  | υμων |  |
concerning |  | you, |  | and |  | might encourage |  | ♦ |  | your hearts; |  | ♦ |  |

| 9 | συν |  | ονησιμω |  | τω |  | πιστω |  | και |  | αγαπητω |  | αδελφω |  | ος |  | εστιν |  | εξ |  | υμων |
|  | with |  | Onesimus, |  | the |  | faithful |  | and |  | beloved |  | brother, |  | who |  | is |  | of |  | you. |

παντα |  | υμιν |  | γνωριουσιν |  | τα |  | ωδε |  |
All things |  | to 2 you 3 |  | they 4 will 5 make 6 known 7 |  | ♦ |  | here. 1 |  |

| 10 | ασπαζεται |  | υμας |  | αρισταρχος |  | ο |  | συναιχμαλωτος |  | μου |  | και |
|  | Salutes 4 |  | you 5 |  | Aristarchus 1 |  | my fellow-prisoner, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |

μαρκος |  | ο |  | ανεψιος |  | βαρναβα |  | περι |  | ου |  | ελαβετε |  | εντολας |  | εαν |  | ελθη |
Mark, |  | the |  | cousin |  | of Barnabas, |  | concerning |  | whom |  | ye received |  | orders, |  | (if |  | he come |

προς |  | υμας |  | δεξασθε |  | αυτον |  |
to |  | you, |  | receive |  | him,) |  |

| 11 | και |  | ιησους |  | ο |  | λεγομενος |  | ιουστος |  | οι |  | οντες |  | εκ |  | περιτομης |
|  | and |  | Jesus |  | ♦ |  | called |  | Justus, |  | who |  | are |  | of |  | [the] circumcision. |

ουτοι |  | μονοι |  | συνεργοι |  | εις |  | την |  | βασιλειαν |  | του |  | θεου |  | οιτινες |
These [are the] |  | only |  | fellow-workers |  | for |  | the |  | kingdom |  | ♦ |  | of God, |  | who |

εγενηθησαν |  | μοι |  | παρηγορια |  |
were |  | to me |  | a consolation. |  |

| 12 | ασπαζεται |  | υμας |  | επαφρας |  | ο |  | εξ |  | υμων |  | δουλος |  | χριστου |  | παντοτε |
|  | Salutes 2 |  | you 3 |  | Epaphras 1 |  | who [is] |  | of |  | you, |  | a bondman |  | of Christ, |  | always |

αγωνιζομενος |  | υπερ |  | υμων |  | εν |  | ταις |  | προσευχαις |  | ινα |  | στητε |  | τελειοι |  | και |
striving |  | for |  | you |  | in |  | ♦ |  | prayers, |  | that |  | ye may stand |  | perfect |  | and |

πεπληρωμενοι |  | εν |  | παντι |  | θεληματι |  | του |  | θεου |  |
complete |  | in |  | every |  | will |  | ♦ |  | of God. |  |

| 13 | μαρτυρω |  | γαρ |  | αυτω |  | οτι |  | εχει |  | ζηλον |  | πολυν |  | υπερ |  | υμων |  | και |  | των |  | εν |
|  | For I bear witness |  | ♦ |  | to him |  | that |  | he has |  | zeal 2 |  | much 1 |  | for |  | you |  | and |  | them |  | in |

λαοδικεια |  | και |  | των |  | εν |  | ιεραπολει |  |
Laodicea |  | and |  | them |  | in |  | Hierapolis. |  |

| 14 | ασπαζεται |  | υμας |  | λουκας |  | ο |  | ιατρος |  | ο |  | αγαπητος |  | και |  | δημας |  |
|  | Salutes 5 |  | you 6 |  | Luke 1 |  | the 2 |  | physician 4 |  | ♦ |  | beloved, 3 |  | and |  | Demas. |  |

| 15 | ασπασασθε |  | τους |  | εν |  | λαοδικεια |  | αδελφους |  | και |  | νυμφαν |  | και |  | την |
|  | Salute |  | the |  | in 2 |  | Laodicea 3 |  | brethren, 1 |  | and |  | Nymphas, |  | and |  | the |

κατ |  | οικον |  | αυτου |  | εκκλησιαν |  |
in 2 his 3 house 4 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | assembly. 1 |  |

| 16 | και |  | οταν |  | αναγνωσθη |  | παρ |  | υμιν |  | η |  | επιστολη |  | ποιησατε |  | ινα |  | και |  | εν |  | τη |
|  | And |  | when |  | may be read |  | among |  | you |  | the |  | epistle, |  | cause |  | that |  | also |  | in |  | the |

λαοδικεων |  | εκκλησια |  | αναγνωσθη |  | και |  | την |  | εκ |  | λαοδικειας |  | ινα |  | και |
of 2 [the] 3 Laodiceans 4 |  | assembly 1 |  | it may be read, |  | and |  | that |  | from |  | Laodicea |  | that |  | also |

υμεις |  | αναγνωτε |  |
ye |  | may read. |  |

| 17 | και |  | ειπατε |  | αρχιππω |  | βλεπε |  | την |  | διακονιαν |  | ην |  | παρελαβες |  | εν |
|  | And |  | say |  | to Archippus, |  | Take heed to |  | the |  | service |  | which |  | thou didst receive |  | in |

κυριω |  | ινα |  | αυτην |  | πληροις |  |
[the] Lord, |  | that |  | it |  | thou fulfil. |  |

| 18 | ο |  | ασπασμος |  | τη |  | εμη |  | χειρι |  | παυλου |  | μνημονευετε |  | μου |
|  | The |  | salutation |  | by 3 my 4 [own] 5 hand 6 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | of 1 Paul. 2 |  | Remember |  | my |

των |  | δεσμων |  | η |  | χαρις |  | μεθ |  | υμων |  | αμην |  | [προς |  | κολασσαεις |  | εγραφη |  | απο |
♦ |  | bonds. |  | ♦ |  | Grace [be] |  | with |  | you. |  | Amen. |  | To |  | [the] Colossians |  | written |  | from |

ρωμης |  | δια |  | τυχικου |  | και |  | ονησιμου] |
Rome, |  | by |  | Tychicus |  | and |  | Onesimus. |