The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. / The common English version, corrected by the final committee of the American Bible Union.

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²⁰Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is well pleasing, in the Lord.

²¹Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

²²Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord. ²³Whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men; ²⁴knowing that from the Lord ye will receive the recompense of the inheritance. Serve the Lord Christ. ²⁵For he that does wrong will receive that which he did wrongfully; and there is no respect of persons.

¹Masters, render to your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

²Persevere in prayer, being watchful therein with thanksgiving; ³at the same time praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for the sake of which I am also in bonds, ⁴that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

⁵Walk in wisdom toward those without, redeeming the time. ⁶Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

⁷All my affairs will Tychicus make known to you, the beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord; ⁸whom I sent to you for this very purpose, that he may know your condition, and may comfort your hearts; ⁹together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all the things here.

¹⁰Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner salutes you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas, concerning whom ye received commands (if he come to you, receive him), ¹¹and Jesus, who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellow-workers, for the kingdom of God, who have been a comfort to me.

¹²Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God. ¹³For I bear him witness, that he has much concern^[13] for you, and those in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis.

¹⁴Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, salute you.