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1 Por otro lado, ustedes, amos, sean justos y equitativos, recordando que también tienen un Amo en el cielo.
1 AMOS, haced lo que es justo y derecho con vuestros siervos, sabiendo que también vosotros tenéis amo en los cielos.
1 Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
2 Nunca se cansen de orar. Oren siempre con gratitud.
2 Perseverad en oración, velando en ella con hacimiento de gracias:
2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,
3 Oren también para que Dios nos conceda muchas oportunidades de proclamar el mensaje, pues por ello estoy preso.
3 Orando también juntamente por nosotros, que el Señor nos abra la puerta de la palabra, para hablar el misterio de Cristo, por el cual aun estoy preso,
3 praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds,
4 Oren que pueda expresarme claramente, que es como debo hacerlo siempre.
4 Para que lo manifieste como me conviene hablar.
4 that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
5 Pórtense sabiamente delante de los que no creen en Cristo, y aprovechen bien las oportunidades.
5 Andad en sabiduría para con los extraños, redimiendo el tiempo.
5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
6 Hablen siempre con buen gusto y de forma amena. Así podrán contestar siempre las preguntas que les hagan.
6 Sea vuestra palabra siempre con gracia, sazonada con sal; para que sepáis cómo os conviene responder á cada uno.
6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
7 Tíquico, nuestro muy amado hermano, les contará cómo me va. Él es muy trabajador y sirve al Señor conmigo.
7 Todos mis negocios os hará saber Tichîco, hermano amado y fiel ministro y consiervo en el Señor:
7 All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.
8 Lo estoy enviando a este viaje para que me informe cómo están ustedes y para que los anime.
8 El cual os he enviado á esto mismo, para que entienda vuestros negocios, y consuele vuestros corazones;
8 I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,
9 También les estoy enviando a Onésimo, fiel y muy amado hermano que a la vez es uno de ustedes. Él y Tíquico les dirán todo lo que pasa aquí.
9 Con Onésimo, amado y fiel hermano, el cual es de vosotros. Todo lo que acá pasa, os harán saber.
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 Aristarco, mi compañero de cárcel, les envía saludos, y lo mismo hace Marcos, el primo de Bernabé. Como ya les dije, si va a visitarlos recíbanlo con cariño.
10 Aristarchô, mi compañero en la prisión, os saluda, y Marcos, el sobrino de Bernabé (acerca del cual habéis recibido mandamientos; si fuere á vosotros, recibidle),
10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received instructions, “if he comes to you, receive him”),
11 Jesús, al que le dicen el Justo también los saluda. Estos son los únicos judíos cristianos que trabajan conmigo por el reino de Dios y ¡de cuánto consuelo me han sido!
11 Y Jesús, el que se llama Justo; los cuales son de la circuncisión: éstos solos [son] los que me ayudan en el reino de Dios, [y] me han sido consuelo.
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 Epafras, que es paisano de ustedes y siervo de Jesucristo, los saluda. Siempre ora fervientemente por ustedes para que Dios los ayude a mantenerse firmes, ser maduros y continuar dedicados a cumplir la voluntad de Dios.
12 Os saluda Epafras, el cual es de vosotros, siervo de Cristo, siempre solícito por vosotros en oraciones, para que estéis [firmes], perfectos y cumplidos en todo lo que Dios quiere.
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 Les aseguro que de veras ha orado intensamente por ustedes, así como por los cristianos de Hierápolis y Laodicea.
13 Porque le doy testimonio, que tiene gran celo por vosotros, y por los [que están] en Laodicea, y los [que] en Hierápolis.
13 For I testify about him that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
14 Lucas, el médico amado, los saluda también, y lo mismo hace Demas.
14 Os saluda Lucas, el médico amado, y Demas.
14 Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
15 Saluden a los hermanos de Laodicea, a Ninfas y a los que se reúnen en su casa.
15 Saludad á los hermanos que están en Laodicea, y á Nimfas, y á la iglesia que está en su casa.
15 Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, with Nymphas and the assembly that is in his house.
16 Después que lean esta carta, tengan la bondad de hacerla llegar a la iglesia de Laodicea. Y lean también ustedes la carta que les estoy mandando a ellos.
16 Y cuando esta carta fuere leída entre vosotros, haced que también sea leída en la iglesia de los Laodicenses; y la de Laodicea que la leáis también vosotros.
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 Díganle a Arquipo que no deje de hacer lo que el Señor le encargó.
17 Y decid á Archîpo: Mira que cumplas el ministerio que has recibido del Señor.
17 Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”
18 Y aquí va un saludo de mi puño y letra: Recuerden que estoy preso. Que Dios los llene de su amor.
18 La salutación de mi mano, de Pablo. Acordaos de mis prisiones. La gracia sea con vosotros. Amén. Escrita de Roma á los Colosenses; [enviada] con Tichîco y Onésimo.
18 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.

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  • Archippus

    Fellow soldier of Paul

    Called by Paul his fellow soldier and told to complete the ministry he received in the Lord.

    Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:17; Philemon 2

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  • Demas

    Coworker of Paul

    A coworker of Paul who sends greetings from Rome, but later deserted him because he loved the present world.

    Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:10; Philemon 24

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  • Epaphras

    Founder of the Colossian church

    A faithful minister of Christ who taught the Colossians, wrestled for them in prayer, and was Paul's fellow prisoner.

    Cited in the guide: Colossians 1:7; Colossians 4:12; Philemon 23

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  • Jesus called Justus

    Jewish coworker of Paul

    Named by Paul among the few Jewish believers who were his coworkers for the kingdom of God and a comfort to him.

    Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:11

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  • Luke

    Beloved physician and coworker of Paul

    Paul's beloved physician and coworker who stayed with him when others had left him in his final imprisonment.

    Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 24

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  • Nympha

    Host of a house church at Laodicea

    A woman whose house hosts a church to which Paul sends greetings.

    Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:15

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  • Onesimus

    Runaway slave of Philemon

    A slave who became a believer through Paul in prison and whom Paul sent back to Philemon as a beloved brother.

    Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:9; Philemon 10

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  • Tychicus

    Companion and messenger of Paul

    A man from Asia who traveled with Paul; Paul calls him a beloved brother and faithful servant and sent him with letters to Ephesus, Colossae, and elsewhere.

    Cited in the guide: Acts 20:4; Ephesians 6:21; Colossians 4:7

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Cross references (18)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Ephesians 6:8–20; Revelation 17:14; Deuteronomy 24:14–15; James 2:13; Luke 16:1–13
  2. 2 1 Thessalonians 5:17–18; Philippians 4:6; Ephesians 6:18; Romans 12:12; Matthew 26:41
  3. 3 Ephesians 6:19–20; Acts 14:27; 2 Thessalonians 3:1–2; Philippians 1:13–14; 1 Corinthians 4:1
  4. 4 2 Corinthians 4:1–4; Ephesians 6:20; Colossians 4:6; 2 Corinthians 3:12; 2 Corinthians 2:14–17
  5. 5 Ephesians 5:15–17; James 3:13; James 3:17; 1 Thessalonians 4:12; Romans 16:19
  6. 6 Ephesians 4:29; 1 Peter 3:15; Ecclesiastes 10:12; Mark 9:50; Proverbs 15:4
  7. 7 Ephesians 6:21–23; Acts 20:4; 2 Timothy 4:12; Titus 3:12; 1 Corinthians 4:1–4
  8. 8 Ephesians 6:22; Colossians 2:2; 2 Corinthians 12:18; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Thessalonians 2:11
  9. 9 Philemon 10–19; Colossians 4:7
  10. 10 Acts 19:29; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 24; Acts 15:37–39; Acts 27:2
  11. 11 Acts 11:2; Titus 1:10; Philemon 1; Romans 4:12; 2 Corinthians 6:1
  12. 12 Romans 15:30; Colossians 1:9; Colossians 1:28; Colossians 1:7; Philemon 23
  13. 13 Colossians 2:1; 2 Corinthians 8:3; Revelation 3:14–18; Romans 10:2; Revelation 1:11
  14. 14 Philemon 24; 2 Timothy 4:10–11
  15. 15 Romans 16:5; 1 Corinthians 16:9; Philemon 2
  16. 16 1 Thessalonians 5:27; 2 Thessalonians 3:14
  17. 17 Philemon 2; Acts 1:17; 1 Timothy 4:16; 2 Timothy 1:6; 1 Corinthians 4:1–2
  18. 18 Hebrews 13:3; 1 Timothy 6:21; 2 Timothy 4:22; 1 Corinthians 16:21; Hebrews 13:25

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary 4:5 John Chrysostom, Homilies on Colossians (Homily XI)

    What Christ said to His disciples, that doth Paul also now advise. And what did Christ say? "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves." (Matt. x. 16.) That is, be upon your guard, giving them no handle against you.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)

  2. Quotes verse 4:14 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter XIII)

    And again he says, in the Epistle to the Colossians: "Luke, the beloved physician, greets you." But surely if Luke, who always preached in company with Paul, and is called by him "the beloved," and with him performed the work of an evangelist, and was entrusted to hand down to us a Gospel, learned nothing different from him (Paul), as …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 4:6 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXIII)

    For this very reason He Himself also discoursed much unto the Jews in parables, "because they seeing saw not." For this, Paul likewise commanded "to know how we ought to answer every man."

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)