5 - Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
6 - Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
7 - All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.
8 - I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,
9 - together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.
10 - Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, "if he comes to you, receive him"),
11 - and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for God's Kingdom who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.
12 - Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
13 - For I testify about him, that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
14 - Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you.
15 - Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that is in his house.
16 - When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
17 - Tell Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it."
18 - The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
