Colossians, Chapter 4
Introduction
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- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 286.
- Original text: The Codex Sinaiticus Project's verbatim transcription of the folio shown, letter for letter as the scribe wrote it (no accents, lunate sigma ϲ, nomina sacra such as θϲ for θεός and κϲ for κύριος). Beneath it, for comparison, the reading of Tischendorf's 8th critical edition (1869). Where the two differ, the transcription is what the manuscript actually says.
- English translation: The King James Version (1611), retrieved verbatim from the public-domain bible-api.com endpoint.
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1οι κυριοι το δικαιον και την ϊϲοτητα τοιϲ δουλοιϲ παρεχεϲθε ειδοτεϲ οτι και ϋμειϲ εχετε κν εν ουρανω 2τη προϲευχη προϲκαρτεριτε γρηγορουτεϲ εν ευχαριϲτια 3προϲευχομενοι αμα και περι ημω ϊνα ο θϲ ανοιξη ημιν θυραν του λογου λαληϲαι το μυϲτηριον του χυ δι ο και δεδεμαι 4ϊνα φανερωϲω αυτο ωϲ δι με λαληϲαι 5εν ϲοφια περιπατειτε προϲ τουϲ εξω το καιρον εξαγοραζομενοι
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
1οἱ κύριοι, τὸ δίκαιον καὶ τὴν ἰσότητα τοῖς δούλοις παρέχεσθε, εἰδότες ὅτι καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔχετε κύριον ἐν οὐρανῷ. 2Τῇ προσευχῇ προσκαρτερεῖτε, γρηγοροῦντες ἐν αὐτῇ ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ, 3προσευχόμενοι ἅμα καὶ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ὁ θεὸς ἀνοίξῃ ἡμῖν θύραν τοῦ λόγου, λαλῆσαι τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, δι’ ὃ καὶ δέδεμαι, 4ἵνα φανερώσω αὐτὸ ὡς δεῖ με λαλῆσαι. 5Ἐν σοφίᾳ περιπατεῖτε πρὸς τοὺς ἔξω, τὸν καιρὸν ἐξαγοραζόμενοι.
1Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. 2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; 3Withal 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: 4That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. 5Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
6ο λογοϲ ϋμων παντοτε εν χαριτι αλατι ηρτυμενοϲ ειδεναι πωϲ δει υμαϲ ενει εκαϲτω αποκρινεϲθαι 7τα δε κατ εμε παντα γνωριϲει ϋμιν τυχικοϲ ο αγαπητοϲ αδελφοϲ και πιϲτοϲ διακονοϲ εν κω 8ον επεμψα προϲ υμαϲ ειϲ αυτο τουτο ϊνα γνωτε τα περι ϋμων και παρακαλεϲη τϲ καρδιαϲ ϋμων 9ϲυν ονηϲιμω τω πιϲτω και αγαπητω αδελφω οϲ εϲτιν εξ υμων παντα υμιν γνωριουϲιν τα ωδε 10αϲπαζεται ϋμαϲ αριϲταρχοϲ ο ϲυναιχμαλωτοϲ μου και μαρκοϲ ο ανεψιοϲ βαρναβα περι ου ελαβετε εντολαϲ εαν ελθη προϲ υμαϲ δεξαϲθε αυτον
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
6ὁ λόγος ὑμῶν πάντοτε ἐν χάριτι, ἅλατι ἠρτυμένος, εἰδέναι πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ ἀποκρίνεσθαι. 7Τὰ κατ’ ἐμὲ πάντα γνωρίσει ὑμῖν Τυχικὸς ὁ ἀγαπητὸς ἀδελφὸς καὶ πιστὸς διάκονος καὶ σύνδουλος ἐν κυρίῳ, 8ὃν ἔπεμψα πρὸς ὑμᾶς εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο, ἵνα γνῶτε τὰ περὶ ἡμῶν καὶ παρακαλέσῃ τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν, 9σὺν Ὀνησίμῳ τῷ πιστῷ καὶ ἀγαπητῷ ἀδελφῷ, ὅς ἐστιν ἐξ ὑμῶν· πάντα ὑμῖν γνωρίσουσιν τὰ ὧδε. 10Ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Ἀρίσταρχος ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου, καὶ Μᾶρκος ὁ ἀνεψιὸς Βαρναβᾶ περὶ οὗ ἐλάβετε ἐντολάς, ἐὰν ἔλθῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς δέξασθε αὐτόν,
6Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. 7All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord: 8Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts; 9With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here. 10Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister’s son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
11και ϊηϲουϲ ο λεγομενοϲ ϊουϲτοϲ οι οντεϲ εκ περιτομηϲ ουτοι μονοι ϲυνεργοι ειϲ την βαϲιλειαν του θυ οιτινεϲ εγενηθηϲαν μοι παρηγορια 12αϲπαζετε ϋμαϲ επαφραϲ ο εξ υμω δουλοϲ χυ ιυ παντοτε αγωνιζομενοϲ ϋπερ ημων εν ταιϲ προϲευχαιϲ ϊνα ϲταθητε τελιοι και πεπληροφορημενοι εν παντι θεληματι του θυ 13μαρτυρω γαρ αυτω οτι εχει πολυν πονον ϋπερ ϋμων και των εν λαοδικια και των εν ϊεραπολει 14αϲπαζεται ϋμαϲ λουκαϲ ο ϊατροϲ ο αγαπητοϲ και δημαϲ 15αϲπαϲαϲθε τουϲ εν λαοδικια αδελφουϲ και νυμφαν και την κατ οικον αυτων εκκληϲιαν
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
11καὶ Ἰησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος Ἰοῦστος, οἱ ὄντες ἐκ περιτομῆς οὗτοι μόνοι συνεργοὶ εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, οἵτινες ἐγενήθησάν μοι παρηγορία. 12ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Ἐπαφρᾶς ὁ ἐξ ὑμῶν, δοῦλος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ, πάντοτε ἀγωνιζόμενος ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς, ἵνα σταθῆτε τέλειοι καὶ πεπληροφορημένοι ἐν παντὶ θελήματι τοῦ θεοῦ. 13μαρτυρῶ γὰρ αὐτῷ ὅτι ἔχει πολὺν πόνον ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ τῶν ἐν Λαοδικίᾳ καὶ τῶν ἐν Ἱεραπόλει. 14ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Λουκᾶς ὁ ἰατρὸς ὁ ἀγαπητὸς καὶ Δημᾶς. 15ἀσπάσασθε τοὺς ἐν Λαοδικίᾳ ἀδελφοὺς καὶ Νυμφᾶν καὶ τὴν κατ’ οἶκον αὐτῶν ἐκκλησίαν.
11And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellow workers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me. 12Epaphras, 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. 13For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis. 14Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you. 15Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
16και οταν αναγνωϲθη παρ υμιν η επιϲτολη ποιηϲατε ινα και εν τη λαοδικαιων εκκληϲια αναγνωϲθη και τη εκ λαοδικιαϲ ϊνα και ϋμιϲ αναγνωτε 17και ειπατε αρχιππω βλεπε την διακονιαν ην παρελαβεϲ ε κω ϊνα αυτην πληροιϲ 18ο αϲπαϲμοϲ τη εμη χειρι παυλου μνημονευετε μου τω δεϲμων η χαριϲ μεθ υμων
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
16καὶ ὅταν ἀναγνωσθῇ παρ’ ὑμῖν ἡ ἐπιστολή, ποιήσατε ἵνα καὶ ἐν τῇ Λαοδικέων ἐκκλησίᾳ ἀναγνωσθῇ, καὶ τὴν ἐκ Λαοδικίας ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀναγνῶτε. 17καὶ εἴπατε Ἀρχίππῳ, βλέπε τὴν διακονίαν ἣν παρέλαβες ἐν κυρίῳ, ἵνα αὐτὴν πληροῖς. 18Ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τῇ ἐμῇ χειρὶ Παύλου. μνημονεύετέ μου τῶν δεσμῶν. ἡ χάρις μεθ’ ὑμῶν.
16And 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. 17And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. 18The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
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- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + Tischendorf 8th edition (bolls.life) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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