1 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 When you are with unbelievers, always make good use of the time. 6 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 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 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 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 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 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.
17 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.
1 Kungi, kā tas ir pareizi un taisnīgi, tā darait saviem kalpiem; jūs zināt: ari jums ir Kungs—debesis.
2 Esiet pastāvīgi lūgšanās, esiet ar tām nomodā ar pateicību.
3 Reizē lūdziet ari par mums, lai Dievs mūsu sludināšanai atvērtu durvis, ka es varētu sludināt Kristus noslēpumu, kujra dēļ esmu važās,
4 Un lai es to varu darīt zināmu, kā tas man pienākas.
5 Izturieties gudri pret tiem, kas nepieder pie draudzes; izmantojiet šo laiku.
6 Jūsu runa lai aizvien ir tīkama, ar sāli sālīta, lai jūs zinātu, kā ikvienam atbildēt.
7 Visu, kas attiecas uz mani, jums darīs zināmu mīļais brālis Tichiks, uzticamais kalps un biedrs tā Kunga darbā.
8 Viņu es jau tāpēc pie jums esmu sūtījis, lai jūs dabūtu zināt, kā mums klājas, un lai viņs stiprinātu jūsu sirdis,
9 Kopā ar uzticamo un mīļoto brāli Onēzimu, kas ir no jūsu vidus: tie jums visu darīs zināmu, kas šeit notiek.
10 Jūs sveicina mans cietuma biedrs Aristarchs un Marks, Barnabas brāļa dēls—par viņu jūs jau esat saņēmuši aizrādījumus: kad viņš ieradīsies pie jums, uzņemiet to! —
11 Un Jesus, saukts arī Justs, vienīgie darba biedri Dieva valstības lietās no jūdu vidus. Viņi bijuši mani iepriecinātāji.
12 Jūs sveicina vēl Epafra, kas ir no jūsu vidus, Kristus Jēzus kalps, kas pastāvīgi cīnās par jums savās lūgšanās, lai jūs kļūtu pilnīgi un ar visu pārliecību stāvētu par to, kas ir Dieva griba.
13 Es varu apliecināt, ka viņš daudz pūlas par jums, kā arī par laodiķiešiem un hierapoliešiem.
14 Jūs sveicina mīļais ārsts Lūka un Dēma,
15 Sveicinait brāļus Laodiķejā un Nimfu ar viņas mājas draudzi.
16 Kad jūs šo vēstuli būsit izlasījuši, parūpējieties, lai tā tiktu lasīta arī Laodīķejas draudzē, bet to, kas nāks no Laodiķejas, lasiet arī jūs.
17 Bet Archipam es lieku sacīt: uzmanies, ka tu godam pildi amatu, kas tev uzticēts tā Kunga draudzē.
18 Sveiciens ar manu, Pāvila, paša roku. Pieminiet manas važas! Žēlastība ar jums!
