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

¹Gospodarji, pravičnost in blagodušnost izkazujte hlapcem, vedoč, da imate tudi vi Gospodarja v nebesih.

²Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

²V molitvi bodite stanovitni in čujte v njej z zahvaljevanjem;

³praying 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;

³molite obenem tudi za nas, da nam Bog odpre vrata za besedo, da govorimo skrivnost Kristusovo, za katero sem tudi v sponah,

⁴that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.

⁴da jo razodevam, kakor sem dolžan govoriti.

⁵Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

⁵V modrosti živite ž njimi, ki so zunaj, in skrbno rabite čas.

⁶Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

⁶Beseda vaša bodi vedno v milosti, s soljo zabeljena, da veste, kako vam je vsakemu odgovarjati.

⁷All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.

⁷Kako je pri meni, vam naznani vse Tihik, ljubljeni brat in zvesti služabnik in sohlapec v Gospodu,

⁸I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,

⁸ki ga prav zato pošiljam k vam, da zveste, kako je pri nas, in da izpodbudi srca vaša,

⁹together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.

⁹z Onezimom, zvestim in ljubljenim bratom, ki je izmed vas: ta vam naznanita vse, kako je tukaj.

¹⁰Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, “if he comes to you, receive him”),

¹⁰Pozdravlja vas Aristarh, sojetnik moj, in Marko, nečak Barnabov (zastran katerega ste dobili ukaze; če pride k vam, sprejmite ga),

¹¹and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the Kingdom of God who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.

¹¹in Jezus, imenovan Just, ki sta, iz obreze ta dva sama, sodelavca za kraljestvo Božje, ki sta mi bila v tolažbo.

¹²Epaphras, 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.

¹²Pozdravlja vas Epafra, ki je od vas, hlapec Kristusa Jezusa, ki se vedno za vas bori v molitvah, da stojite popolni in trdno prepričani v vsej volji Božji.

¹³For I testify about him, that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.

¹³Pričam mu namreč, da ima mnogo truda za vas in zanje, ki so v Laodiceji, in zanje, ki so v Hierapolu.

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

¹⁴Pozdravlja vas Lukež, zdravnik ljubljeni, in Dema.

¹⁵Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that is in his house.

¹⁵Pozdravite brate v Laodiceji, in Nimfa in cerkev, ki se shaja v njih hiši.

¹⁶When 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.

¹⁶In ko pri vas ta list preberete, dejte, da se bo bral tudi v cerkvi laodicejski, in list iz Laodiceje da boste tudi vi brali.

¹⁷Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”

¹⁷In recite Arhipu: Glej na službo, ki si jo prejel v Gospodu, da jo izpolnjuješ.Pozdrav z roko mojo, Pavlovo. Spominjajte se vezi mojih! Milost z vami!

¹⁸The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.

¹⁸Pozdrav z roko mojo, Pavlovo. Spominjajte se vezi mojih! Milost z vami!