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2\\xa0Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it\\xa0with thanksgiving.\\xa03\\xa0At the same time, pray also for us, that God may\\xa0open to us a door for the word,\\xa0to declare the mystery of Christ,\\xa0on account of which I am in prison\\u2014\\xa04\\xa0that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.

5\\xa0Walk in wisdom toward\\xa0outsiders, making the best use of the time.\\xa06\\xa0Let your speech always\\xa0be gracious,\\xa0seasoned with salt,\\xa0so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

7\\xa0Tychicus will tell you\\xa0all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.\\xa08\\xa0I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts,9\\xa0and with him\\xa0Onesimus, our faithful and\\xa0beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.

10\\xa0Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark\\xa0the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions\\u2014if he comes to you, welcome him),\\xa011\\xa0and Jesus who is called\\xa0Justus.\\xa0These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and\\xa0they have been a comfort to me.\\xa012\\xa0Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always\\xa0struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand\\xa0mature and fully assured in all the will of God.\\xa013\\xa0For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.\\xa014\\xa0Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does\\xa0Demas.\\xa015\\xa0Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and\\xa0the church in her house.\\xa016\\xa0And when\\xa0this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.\\xa017\\xa0And say to\\xa0Archippus, \\u201cSee that you fulfill\\xa0the ministry that you have received in the Lord.\\u201d

18\\xa0I, Paul,\\xa0write this greeting with my own hand.\\xa0Remember\\xa0my chains.\\xa0Grace be with you. Colossians 4:2-18 (ESV