1Mga amo, maging mabuti at makatarungan kayo sa mga alipin ninyo. Alalahanin ninyong kayo rin ay mayroong amo sa langit.
Ang Ilan pang mga Bilin
2Magpakasigasig kayo sa pananalangin nang may pasasalamat, at habang nananalangin kayo ingatan ninyo ang pag-iisip ninyo. 3Ipanalangin nʼyo rin na bigyan kami ng Dios ng pagkakataon na maihayag ang mensahe tungkol kay Cristo na inilihim noon. Ang pangangaral ko tungkol dito ang dahilan ng pagkabilanggo ko. 4Ipanalangin nʼyo na maipangaral ko ito nang mabuti, gaya nang nararapat.
5Maging matalino kayo sa pakikitungo sa mga hindi mananampalataya, at samantalahin nʼyo ang lahat ng pagkakataon na maibahagi ang pananampalataya nʼyo. 6Kung nakikipag-usap kayo sa kanila, gumamit kayo ng mga kawili-wiling salita para makinig sila sa inyo, at dapat alam nʼyo kung paano sumagot sa tanong ng bawat isa.
Mga Pangangamusta
7Kung tungkol naman sa kalagayan ko rito, ang minamahal naming si Tykicus ang magbabalita sa inyo. Isa siyang tapat na manggagawa at kapwa ko lingkod ng Panginoon. 8Pinapunta ko siya riyan para malaman nʼyo ang kalagayan namin, nang lumakas naman ang loob ninyo. 9Kasama niya sa pagpunta riyan si Onesimus, ang tapat at minamahal nating kapatid na kababayan ninyo. Sila ang magbabalita sa inyo tungkol sa lahat ng nangyayari rito.
10Kinukumusta kayo nina Aristarcus na kapwa ko bilanggo at Marcos na pinsan ni Bernabe. (Gaya ng ibinilin ko sa inyo, malugod ninyong tanggapin si Marcos pagdating niya riyan.) 11Kinukumusta rin kayo ni Jesus na tinatawag na Justus. Sila lang ang mga Judio na kasama ko ritong naglilingkod para sa kaharian ng Dios, at pinapalakas nila ang loob ko.
12Kinukumusta rin kayo ng kababayan ninyong si Epafras na isa ring lingkod ni Cristo Jesus. Lagi siyang nananalangin nang taimtim na manatili kayong matatag, maging ganap, at may buong katiyakan sa kalooban ng Dios. 13Saksi ako sa mga pagsisikap ni Epafras para sa inyo at para sa mga nasa Laodicea at Hierapolis. 14Kinukumusta rin kayo ni Lucas, ang minamahal nating doktor, at ni Demas.
15Ikumusta nʼyo ako sa mga kapatid sa Laodicea, ganoon din kay Nymfa at sa mga mananampalataya4:15 mga mananampalataya: sa literal, iglesya. na nagtitipon sa bahay niya. 16Pagkabasa nʼyo ng sulat na ito, ipabasa nʼyo rin sa iglesya sa Laodicea at basahin nʼyo rin ang sulat mula sa kanila. 17Pakisabi kay Arkipus na ipagpatuloy niya ang gawaing tinanggap niya sa Panginoon.
18Ako, si Pablo, ang mismong sumulat ng pagbating ito.
Alalahanin nʼyo ako rito sa bilangguan.
Pagpalain nawa kayo ng Dios.
1Masters, give your slaves what is right and fair. Do it because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
More Teachings
2Give a lot of time and effort to prayer. Always be watchful and thankful. 3Pray for us too. Pray that God will give us an opportunity to preach our message. Then we can preach the mystery of Christ. Because I preached it, I am being held by chains. 4Pray that I will preach it clearly, as I should. 5Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders. Make the most of every opportunity. 6Let the words you speak always be full of grace. Learn how to make your words what people want to hear. Then you will know how to answer everyone.
Final Greetings
7Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother. He is a faithful worker. He serves the Lord together with us. 8I am sending him to you for one reason. I want you to know what is happening here. I want him to encourage you and make your hearts strong. 9He is coming with Onesimus, our faithful and dear brother. He is one of you. They will tell you everything that is happening here.
10Aristarchus is in prison with me. He sends you his greetings. So does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. You have been given directions about him. If he comes to you, welcome him.
11Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. They are the only Jews who have worked together with me for God’s kingdom. They have been a comfort to me.
12Epaphras sends greetings. He is one of you. He serves Christ Jesus. He is always praying hard for you. He prays that you will hold on tightly to all that God has in mind for us. He prays that you will keep growing in your knowledge of what God wants. He also prays that you will be completely sure about it. 13I am happy to tell you that he is working very hard for you. He is also working hard for everyone in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
14Our dear friend Luke, the doctor, sends greetings. So does Demas.
15Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters in Laodicea. Also give my greetings to Nympha and the church that meets in her house.
16After this letter has been read to you, send it on. Be sure that it is also read to the church in Laodicea. And be sure that you read the letter from Laodicea.
17Tell Archippus, “Be sure that you complete the work the Lord gave you to do.”
18I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. Remember that I am being held by chains. May grace be with you.
