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The Book of Colossians, Chapter 4, Verse 5

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Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
King James Version
Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
American Standard Version
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
New English Translation
in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction(surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).
World English Bible
Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
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All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, [who is] a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
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Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
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With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is [one] of you. They shall make known unto you all things which [are done] here.
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Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
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And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only [are my] fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
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Epaphras, 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.
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For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them [that are] in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
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Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
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Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
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And 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.