Colossians 4

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.	1 Masters, make sure that your slaves are given what is upright and fair, knowing that you too have aMaster in heaven.
2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;	2 Be persevering in your prayers and be thankful as you stay awake to pray.
3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:	3 Pray for us especial y, asking God to throw open a door for us to announce the message and proclaimthe mystery of Christ, for the sake of which I am in chains;
4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.	4 pray that I may proclaim it as clearly as I ought.
5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.	5 Act wisely with outsiders, making the best of the present time.
6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.	6 Always talk pleasantly and with a flavour of wit but be sensitive to the kind of answer each one requires.
7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:	7 Tychicus will tel you al the news about me. He is a very dear brother, and a trustworthy helper andcompanion in the service of the Lord.
8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;	8 I am sending him to you precisely for this purpose: to give you news about us and to encourage youthoroughly.
9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.	9 With him I am sending Onesimus, that dear and trustworthy brother who is a fel ow-citizen of yours.They wil tell you everything that is happening here.
10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)	10 Aristarchus, who is here in prison with me, sends his greetings, and so does Mark, the cousin ofBarnabas -- you were sent some instructions about him; if he comes to you, give him a warm welcome-
11 And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.	11 and Jesus Justus adds his greetings. Of al those who have come over from the circumcision, theseare the only ones actually working with me for the kingdom of God. They have been a great comfort to me.
12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.	12 Epaphras, your fel ow-citizen, sends his greetings; this servant of Christ Jesus never stops battling foryou, praying that you will never lapse but always hold perfectly and securely to the wil of God.
13 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.	13 I can testify for him that he works hard for you, as wel as for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.
14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.	14 Greetings from my dear friend Luke, the doctor, and also from Demas.
15 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.	15 Please give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea and to Nympha and the church which meets inher house.
16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.	16 After this letter has been read among you, send it on to be read in the church of the Laodiceans; andget the letter from Laodicea for you to read yourselves.
17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.	17 Give Archippus this message, 'Remember the service that the Lord assigned to you, and try to carry itout.'
18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.	18 This greeting is in my own hand-PAUL. Remember the chains I wear. Grace be with you.