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1 aparanjca hE adhipatayaH, yUyaM dAsAn prati nyAyyaM yathArthanjcAcaraNaM kurudhvaM yuSmAkamapyEkO'dhipatiH svargE vidyata iti jAnIta|

Masters, afford to your servants what is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in the heavens.

2 yUyaM prArthanAyAM nityaM pravarttadhvaM dhanyavAdaM kurvvantastatra prabuddhAstiSThata ca|

Continue instant in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving;

3 prArthanAkAlE mamApi kRtE prArthanAM kurudhvaM,

at the same time, also, praying for us, that God would open to us a door of utterance, to speak the secret of Christ, for which, indeed, I am in bonds;

4 phalataH khrISTasya yannigUPhavAkyakAraNAd ahaM baddhO'bhavaM tatprakAzAyEzvarO yat madarthaM vAgdvAraM kuryyAt, ahanjca yathOcitaM tat prakAzayituM zaknuyAm Etat prArthayadhvaM|

that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

5 yUyaM samayaM bahumUlyaM jnjAtvA bahiHsthAn lOkAn prati jnjAnAcAraM kurudhvaM|

Walk in wisdom toward them who are without, gaining time.

6 yuSmAkam AlApaH sarvvadAnugrahasUcakO lavaNEna susvAduzca bhavatu yasmai yaduttaraM dAtavyaM tad yuSmAbhiravagamyatAM|

Let your speech be always with gracefulness, seasoned with salt, knowing how you ought to answer every one.

7 mama yA dazAkti tAM tukhikanAmA prabhau priyO mama bhrAtA vizvasanIyaH paricArakaH sahadAsazca yuSmAn jnjApayiSyati|

All things concerning me, Tychicus, a beloved brother, and faithful minister, and fellow-servant in the Lord, will make known to you;

8 sa yad yuSmAkaM dazAM jAnIyAt yuSmAkaM manAMsi sAntvayEcca tadarthamEvAhaM

whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that he may know your affairs, and comfort your hearts:

9 tam OnISimanAmAnanjca yuSmaddEzIyaM vizvastaM priyanjca bhrAtaraM prESitavAn tau yuSmAn atratyAM sarvvavArttAM jnjApayiSyataH|

with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is from you. They will make known to you all things which are done here.

10 AriSTArkhanAmA mama sahabandI barNabbA bhAginEyO mArkO yuSTanAmnA vikhyAtO yIzuzcaitE chinnatvacO bhrAtarO yuSmAn namaskAraM jnjApayanti, tESAM madhyE mArkamadhi yUyaM pUrvvam AjnjApitAH sa yadi yuSmatsamIpam upatiSThEt tarhi yuSmAbhi rgRhyatAM|

Aristarchus, my fellow-prisoner, salutes you; and Mark, the nephew of Barnabas, concerning whom you go orders: if he come to you, receive him--

11 kEvalamEta IzvararAjyE mama sAntvanAjanakAH sahakAriNO'bhavan|

and Jesus, who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These, alone, are laborers with me for the kingdom of God, who has been a consolation to me.

12 khrISTasya dAsO yO yuSmaddEzIya ipaphrAH sa yuSmAn namaskAraM jnjApayati yUyanjcEzvarasya sarvvasmin manO'bhilASE yat siddhAH pUrNAzca bhavEta tadarthaM sa nityaM prArthanayA yuSmAkaM kRtE yatatE|

Epaphras, who came from you, a servant of Christ, salutes you; at all times fervently striving for you by prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in the whole will of God.

13 yuSmAkaM lAyadikEyAsthitAnAM hiyarApalisthitAnAnjca bhrAtRNAM hitAya sO'tIva cESTata ityasmin ahaM tasya sAkSI bhavAmi|

For I bear him witness, that he has much affection for you, and for them in Laodicea, and for them in Hierapolis.

14 lUkanAmA priyazcikitsakO dImAzca yuSmabhyaM namaskurvvAtE|

Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, salute you.

15 yUyaM lAyadikEyAsthAn bhrAtRn numphAM tadgRhasthitAM samitinjca mama namaskAraM jnjApayata|

Salute the brethren in Laodicea; and Nymphas, and the congregation in his house.

16 aparaM yuSmatsannidhau patrasyAsya pAThE kRtE lAyadikEyAsthasamitAvapi tasya pAThO yathA bhavEt lAyadikEyAnjca yat patraM mayA prahitaM tad yathA yuSmAbhirapi paThyEta tathA cESTadhvaM|

And when this epistle has been read to you, cause that it be read also in the congregation of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the one from Laodicea.

17 aparam ArkhippaM vadata prabhO ryat paricaryyApadaM tvayAprApi tatsAdhanAya sAvadhAnO bhava|

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry, which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.

18 ahaM paulaH svahastAkSarENa yuSmAn namaskAraM jnjApayAmi yUyaM mama bandhanaM smarata| yuSmAn pratyanugrahO bhUyAt| AmEna|

The salutation of Paul, with my own hand. Remember my bonds. Favor be with you.