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+<crossway-bible translation="English Standard Version" revision="2006-10-26" xmlns="http://www.crosswaybibles.org" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="schema/crossway.bibles.xsd"> 
+<book title="Colossians" num="51">
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001001"/>
+  <chapter num="1">
+    <heading>Greeting</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">Paul, <crossref let="a" cid="c51001001.1"/>an apostle of Christ Jesus <crossref let="b" cid="c51001001.2"/>by the will of God, and Timothy <crossref let="c" cid="c51001001.3"/>our brother,</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001002"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="2">To the <crossref let="d" cid="c51001002.1"/>saints and faithful brothers<note nid="n51001002.1"/> in Christ at Colossae:
+      <end-paragraph/>
+      <begin-paragraph/><crossref let="e" cid="c51001002.2"/>Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
+    </verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001003"/>
+    <heading>Thanksgiving and Prayer</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="3"><crossref let="f" cid="c51001003.1"/>We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001004"/>
+    <verse num="4">since we heard of <crossref let="g" cid="c51001004.1"/>your faith in Christ Jesus and of <crossref let="g" cid="c51001004.2"/>the love that you have for all the saints,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001005"/>
+    <verse num="5">because of <crossref let="h" cid="c51001005.1"/>the hope <crossref let="i" cid="c51001005.2"/>laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in <crossref let="j" cid="c51001005.3"/>the word of the truth, the gospel,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001006"/>
+    <verse num="6">which has come to you, as indeed <crossref let="k" cid="c51001006.1"/>in the whole world it is <crossref let="l" cid="c51001006.2"/>bearing fruit and increasing&emdash;as it also does among you, since the day you <crossref let="m" cid="c51001006.3"/>heard it and understood <crossref let="n" cid="c51001006.4"/>the grace of God in truth,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001007"/>
+    <verse num="7">just as you learned it from <crossref let="o" cid="c51001007.1"/>Epaphras our beloved <crossref let="p" cid="c51001007.2"/>fellow servant.<note nid="n51001007.1"/> He is <crossref let="p" cid="c51001007.3"/>a faithful minister of Christ on your<note nid="n51001007.2"/> behalf</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001008"/>
+    <verse num="8">and has made known to us your <crossref let="q" cid="c51001008.1"/>love in the Spirit.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001009"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="9">And so, <crossref let="r" cid="c51001009.1"/>from the day we heard, <crossref let="s" cid="c51001009.2"/>we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that <crossref let="t" cid="c51001009.3"/>you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all <crossref let="u" cid="c51001009.4"/>spiritual wisdom and understanding,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001010"/>
+    <verse num="10">so as <crossref let="v" cid="c51001010.1"/>to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, <crossref let="w" cid="c51001010.2"/>fully pleasing to him: <crossref let="x" cid="c51001010.3"/>bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001011"/>
+    <verse num="11"><crossref let="y" cid="c51001011.1"/>being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for <crossref let="z" cid="c51001011.2"/>all endurance and patience <crossref let="a" cid="c51001011.3"/>with joy;</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001012"/>
+    <verse num="12"><crossref let="b" cid="c51001012.1"/>giving thanks<note nid="n51001012.1"/> to the Father, who has qualified you<note nid="n51001012.2"/> to share in <crossref let="c" cid="c51001012.2"/>the inheritance of the saints in light.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001013"/>
+    <verse num="13">He <crossref let="d" cid="c51001013.1"/>has delivered us from <crossref let="e" cid="c51001013.2"/>the domain of darkness and transferred us to <crossref let="f" cid="c51001013.3"/>the kingdom of <crossref let="g" cid="c51001013.4"/>his beloved Son,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001014"/>
+    <verse num="14"><crossref let="h" cid="c51001014.1"/>in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001015"/>
+    <heading>The Preeminence of Christ</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="15"><crossref let="i" cid="c51001015.1"/>He is the image of <crossref let="j" cid="c51001015.2"/>the invisible God, <crossref let="k" cid="c51001015.3"/>the firstborn of all creation.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001016"/>
+    <verse num="16">For by<note nid="n51001016.1"/> him all things were created, <crossref let="l" cid="c51001016.1"/>in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether <crossref let="m" cid="c51001016.2"/>thrones or <crossref let="n" cid="c51001016.3"/>dominions or rulers or authorities&emdash;all things were created <crossref let="o" cid="c51001016.4"/>through him and for him.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001017"/>
+    <verse num="17">And <crossref let="p" cid="c51001017.1"/>he is before all things, and in him all things <crossref let="q" cid="c51001017.2"/>hold together.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001018"/>
+    <verse num="18">And <crossref let="r" cid="c51001018.1"/>he is the head of the body, the church. He is <crossref let="s" cid="c51001018.2"/>the beginning, <crossref let="t" cid="c51001018.3"/>the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001019"/>
+    <verse num="19">For <crossref let="u" cid="c51001019.1"/>in him all the <crossref let="v" cid="c51001019.2"/>fullness of God was pleased to dwell,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001020"/>
+    <verse num="20">and <crossref let="w" cid="c51001020.1"/>through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, <crossref let="x" cid="c51001020.2"/>making peace <crossref let="y" cid="c51001020.3"/>by the blood of his cross.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001021"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="21"><crossref let="z" cid="c51001021.1"/>And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, <crossref let="a" cid="c51001021.2"/>doing evil deeds,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001022"/>
+    <verse num="22">he has now reconciled <crossref let="b" cid="c51001022.1"/>in his body of flesh by his death, <crossref let="c" cid="c51001022.2"/>in order to present you holy and blameless and <crossref let="d" cid="c51001022.3"/>above reproach before him,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001023"/>
+    <verse num="23"><crossref let="e" cid="c51001023.1"/>if indeed you continue in the faith, <crossref let="f" cid="c51001023.2"/>stable and steadfast, not shifting from <crossref let="g" cid="c51001023.3"/>the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed <crossref let="h" cid="c51001023.4"/>in all creation<note nid="n51001023.1"/> under heaven, <crossref let="i" cid="c51001023.5"/>and of which I, Paul, became a minister.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001024"/>
+    <heading>Paul&apos;s Ministry to the Church</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="24">Now <crossref let="j" cid="c51001024.1"/>I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh <crossref let="k" cid="c51001024.2"/>I am filling up <crossref let="l" cid="c51001024.3"/>what is lacking in Christ&apos;s afflictions <crossref let="m" cid="c51001024.4"/>for the sake of his body, that is, the church,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001025"/>
+    <verse num="25"><crossref let="n" cid="c51001025.1"/>of which I became a minister according to <crossref let="o" cid="c51001025.2"/>the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001026"/>
+    <verse num="26"><crossref let="p" cid="c51001026.1"/>the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001027"/>
+    <verse num="27"><crossref let="q" cid="c51001027.1"/>To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are <crossref let="r" cid="c51001027.2"/>the riches of the glory of <crossref let="p" cid="c51001027.3"/>this mystery, which is Christ in you, <crossref let="s" cid="c51001027.4"/>the hope of glory.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001028"/>
+    <verse num="28">Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that <crossref let="t" cid="c51001028.1"/>we may present everyone <crossref let="u" cid="c51001028.2"/>mature in Christ.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51001029"/>
+    <verse num="29">For this <crossref let="v" cid="c51001029.1"/>I toil, <crossref let="w" cid="c51001029.2"/>struggling <crossref let="x" cid="c51001029.3"/>with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002001"/>
+  <chapter num="2">
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">For I want you to know <crossref let="y" cid="c51002001.1"/>how great a <crossref let="w" cid="c51002001.2"/>struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002002"/>
+    <verse num="2">that <crossref let="z" cid="c51002002.1"/>their hearts may be encouraged, being <crossref let="a" cid="c51002002.2"/>knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of <crossref let="b" cid="c51002002.3"/>God&apos;s mystery, which is Christ,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002003"/>
+    <verse num="3"><crossref let="c" cid="c51002003.1"/>in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002004"/>
+    <verse num="4">I say this in order <crossref let="d" cid="c51002004.1"/>that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002005"/>
+    <verse num="5">For <crossref let="e" cid="c51002005.1"/>though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your <crossref let="f" cid="c51002005.2"/>good order and <crossref let="g" cid="c51002005.3"/>the firmness of your faith in Christ.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002006"/>
+    <heading>Alive in Christ</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="6"><crossref let="h" cid="c51002006.1"/>Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002007"/>
+    <verse num="7"><crossref let="i" cid="c51002007.1"/>rooted and <crossref let="j" cid="c51002007.2"/>built up in him and <crossref let="k" cid="c51002007.3"/>established in the faith, just <crossref let="l" cid="c51002007.4"/>as you were taught, abounding <crossref let="m" cid="c51002007.5"/>in thanksgiving.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002008"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="8">See to it that no one takes you captive by <crossref let="n" cid="c51002008.1"/>philosophy and <crossref let="o" cid="c51002008.2"/>empty deceit, according to <crossref let="p" cid="c51002008.3"/>human tradition, according to the <crossref let="q" cid="c51002008.4"/>elemental spirits<note nid="n51002008.1"/> of the world, and not according to Christ.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002009"/>
+    <verse num="9">For <crossref let="r" cid="c51002009.1"/>in him the whole fullness of deity dwells <crossref let="s" cid="c51002009.2"/>bodily,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002010"/>
+    <verse num="10">and <crossref let="t" cid="c51002010.1"/>you have been filled in him, who is <crossref let="u" cid="c51002010.2"/>the head of all rule and authority.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002011"/>
+    <verse num="11">In him also <crossref let="v" cid="c51002011.1"/>you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by <crossref let="w" cid="c51002011.2"/>putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002012"/>
+    <verse num="12"><crossref let="x" cid="c51002012.1"/>having been buried with him in baptism, in which <crossref let="y" cid="c51002012.2"/>you were also raised with him through faith in <crossref let="z" cid="c51002012.3"/>the powerful working of God, <crossref let="z" cid="c51002012.4"/>who raised him from the dead.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002013"/>
+    <verse num="13"><crossref let="a" cid="c51002013.1"/>And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God <crossref let="b" cid="c51002013.2"/>made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002014"/>
+    <verse num="14">by <crossref let="c" cid="c51002014.1"/>canceling <crossref let="d" cid="c51002014.2"/>the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002015"/>
+    <verse num="15"><crossref let="w" cid="c51002015.1"/>He disarmed the rulers and authorities<note nid="n51002015.1"/> and <crossref let="e" cid="c51002015.2"/>put them to open shame, by <crossref let="f" cid="c51002015.3"/>triumphing over them in him.<note nid="n51002015.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002016"/>
+    <heading>Let No One Disqualify You</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="16">Therefore let no one <crossref let="g" cid="c51002016.1"/>pass judgment on you <crossref let="h" cid="c51002016.2"/>in questions of food and drink, or with regard to <crossref let="i" cid="c51002016.3"/>a festival or <crossref let="j" cid="c51002016.4"/>a new moon or a Sabbath.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002017"/>
+    <verse num="17"><crossref let="k" cid="c51002017.1"/>These are a shadow of the things to come, but <crossref let="l" cid="c51002017.2"/>the substance belongs to Christ.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002018"/>
+    <verse num="18">Let no one <crossref let="m" cid="c51002018.1"/>disqualify you, <crossref let="n" cid="c51002018.2"/>insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, <crossref let="o" cid="c51002018.3"/>going on in detail about visions,<note nid="n51002018.1"/> <crossref let="p" cid="c51002018.4"/>puffed up without reason by <crossref let="q" cid="c51002018.5"/>his sensuous mind,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002019"/>
+    <verse num="19">and <crossref let="r" cid="c51002019.1"/>not <crossref let="s" cid="c51002019.2"/>holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002020"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="20">If with Christ <crossref let="t" cid="c51002020.1"/>you died to the <crossref let="u" cid="c51002020.2"/>elemental spirits of the world, <crossref let="v" cid="c51002020.3"/>why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations&emdash;</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002021"/>
+    <verse num="21"><crossref let="w" cid="c51002021.1"/><q class="begin-double" qid="51002021.1" from="51002021.1" to="51002021.2"/>Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch<q class="end-double" qid="51002021.2" from="51002021.1" to="51002021.2"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002022"/>
+    <verse num="22">(<crossref let="x" cid="c51002022.1"/>referring to things that all perish as they are used)&emdash;according to <crossref let="y" cid="c51002022.2"/>human precepts and teachings?</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51002023"/>
+    <verse num="23">These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in <crossref let="z" cid="c51002023.1"/>promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are <crossref let="a" cid="c51002023.2"/>of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003001"/>
+  <chapter num="3">
+    <heading>Put On the New Self</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1"><crossref let="b" cid="c51003001.1"/>If then you have been raised with Christ, seek <crossref let="c" cid="c51003001.2"/>the things that are above, where Christ is, <crossref let="d" cid="c51003001.3"/>seated at the right hand of God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003002"/>
+    <verse num="2"><crossref let="e" cid="c51003002.1"/>Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003003"/>
+    <verse num="3">For <crossref let="f" cid="c51003003.1"/>you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003004"/>
+    <verse num="4">When Christ <crossref let="g" cid="c51003004.1"/>who is your<note nid="n51003004.1"/> life <crossref let="h" cid="c51003004.2"/>appears, then you also will appear with him <crossref let="i" cid="c51003004.3"/>in glory.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003005"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="5"><crossref let="j" cid="c51003005.1"/>Put to death therefore <crossref let="k" cid="c51003005.2"/>what is earthly in you:<note nid="n51003005.1"/> <crossref let="l" cid="c51003005.3"/>sexual immorality, impurity, <crossref let="m" cid="c51003005.4"/>passion, evil desire, and covetousness, <crossref let="n" cid="c51003005.5"/>which is idolatry.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003006"/>
+    <verse num="6"><crossref let="o" cid="c51003006.1"/>On account of these the wrath of God is coming.<note nid="n51003006.1"/></verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003007"/>
+    <verse num="7"><crossref let="p" cid="c51003007.1"/>In these you too once walked, when you were living in them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003008"/>
+    <verse num="8">But now <crossref let="q" cid="c51003008.1"/>you must put them all away: <crossref let="r" cid="c51003008.2"/>anger, wrath, malice, <crossref let="s" cid="c51003008.3"/>slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003009"/>
+    <verse num="9"><crossref let="t" cid="c51003009.1"/>Do not lie to one another, seeing that <crossref let="u" cid="c51003009.2"/>you have put off <crossref let="v" cid="c51003009.3"/>the old self<note nid="n51003009.1"/> with its practices</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003010"/>
+    <verse num="10">and <crossref let="w" cid="c51003010.1"/>have put on <crossref let="x" cid="c51003010.2"/>the new self, <crossref let="y" cid="c51003010.3"/>which is being renewed in knowledge <crossref let="z" cid="c51003010.4"/>after the image of <crossref let="a" cid="c51003010.5"/>its creator.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003011"/>
+    <verse num="11"><crossref let="b" cid="c51003011.1"/>Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,<note nid="n51003011.1"/> free; but Christ is <crossref let="c" cid="c51003011.2"/>all, and in all.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003012"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="12"><crossref let="d" cid="c51003012.1"/>Put on then, as <crossref let="e" cid="c51003012.2"/>God&apos;s chosen ones, holy and beloved, <crossref let="f" cid="c51003012.3"/>compassionate hearts, <crossref let="g" cid="c51003012.4"/>kindness, <crossref let="h" cid="c51003012.5"/>humility, meekness, and patience,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003013"/>
+    <verse num="13"><crossref let="h" cid="c51003013.1"/>bearing with one another and, <crossref let="i" cid="c51003013.2"/>if one has a complaint against another, <crossref let="g" cid="c51003013.3"/>forgiving each other; <crossref let="g" cid="c51003013.4"/>as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003014"/>
+    <verse num="14">And above all these put on <crossref let="j" cid="c51003014.1"/>love, which <crossref let="k" cid="c51003014.2"/>binds everything together in <crossref let="l" cid="c51003014.3"/>perfect harmony.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003015"/>
+    <verse num="15">And let <crossref let="m" cid="c51003015.1"/>the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called <crossref let="n" cid="c51003015.2"/>in one body. And <crossref let="o" cid="c51003015.3"/>be thankful.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003016"/>
+    <verse num="16">Let <crossref let="p" cid="c51003016.1"/>the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, <crossref let="q" cid="c51003016.2"/>singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, <crossref let="r" cid="c51003016.3"/>with thankfulness in your hearts to God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003017"/>
+    <verse num="17">And <crossref let="s" cid="c51003017.1"/>whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, <crossref let="t" cid="c51003017.2"/>giving thanks to God the Father through him.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003018"/>
+    <heading>Rules for Christian Households</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="18"><crossref let="u" cid="c51003018.1"/>Wives, submit to your husbands, as <crossref let="v" cid="c51003018.2"/>is fitting in the Lord.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003019"/>
+    <verse num="19">Husbands, love your wives, and <crossref let="w" cid="c51003019.1"/>do not be harsh with them.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003020"/>
+    <verse num="20">Children, obey your parents <crossref let="x" cid="c51003020.1"/>in everything, for this pleases the Lord.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003021"/>
+    <verse num="21">Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003022"/>
+    <verse num="22">Bondservants, obey <crossref let="x" cid="c51003022.1"/>in everything those who are your earthly masters,<note nid="n51003022.1"/> not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003023"/>
+    <verse num="23"><crossref let="y" cid="c51003023.1"/>Whatever you do, work heartily, <crossref let="z" cid="c51003023.2"/>as for the Lord and not for men,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003024"/>
+    <verse num="24">knowing that from the Lord <crossref let="a" cid="c51003024.1"/>you will receive the inheritance as your reward. <crossref let="b" cid="c51003024.2"/>You are serving the Lord Christ.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51003025"/>
+    <verse num="25">For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+  <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004001"/>
+  <chapter num="4">
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="1">Masters, treat your bondservants<note nid="n51004001.1"/> justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004002"/>
+    <heading>Further Instructions</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="2"><crossref let="c" cid="c51004002.1"/>Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it <crossref let="d" cid="c51004002.2"/>with thanksgiving.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004003"/>
+    <verse num="3">At the same time, pray also for us, that God may <crossref let="e" cid="c51004003.1"/>open to us a door for the word, <crossref let="f" cid="c51004003.2"/>to declare the mystery of Christ, <crossref let="g" cid="c51004003.3"/>on account of which I am in prison&emdash;</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004004"/>
+    <verse num="4">that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004005"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="5"><crossref let="h" cid="c51004005.1"/>Walk in wisdom toward <crossref let="i" cid="c51004005.2"/>outsiders, making the best use of the time.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004006"/>
+    <verse num="6">Let your speech always <crossref let="j" cid="c51004006.1"/>be gracious, <crossref let="k" cid="c51004006.2"/>seasoned with salt, <crossref let="l" cid="c51004006.3"/>so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004007"/>
+    <heading>Final Greetings</heading>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="7">Tychicus will tell you <crossref let="m" cid="c51004007.1"/>all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant<note nid="n51004007.1"/> in the Lord.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004008"/>
+    <verse num="8">I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts,</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004009"/>
+    <verse num="9">and with him <crossref let="n" cid="c51004009.1"/>Onesimus, our faithful and <crossref let="o" cid="c51004009.2"/>beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004010"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="10"><crossref let="p" cid="c51004010.1"/>Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark <crossref let="q" cid="c51004010.2"/>the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions&emdash;<crossref let="r" cid="c51004010.3"/>if he comes to you, welcome him),</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004011"/>
+    <verse num="11">and Jesus who is called <crossref let="s" cid="c51004011.1"/>Justus. <crossref let="t" cid="c51004011.2"/>These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and <crossref let="u" cid="c51004011.3"/>they have been a comfort to me.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004012"/>
+    <verse num="12"><crossref let="v" cid="c51004012.1"/>Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always <crossref let="w" cid="c51004012.2"/>struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand <crossref let="x" cid="c51004012.3"/>mature and fully assured in all the will of God.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004013"/>
+    <verse num="13">For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004014"/>
+    <verse num="14"><crossref let="y" cid="c51004014.1"/>Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does <crossref let="z" cid="c51004014.2"/>Demas.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004015"/>
+    <verse num="15">Give my greetings to the brothers<note nid="n51004015.1"/> at Laodicea, and to Nympha and <crossref let="a" cid="c51004015.1"/>the church in her house.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004016"/>
+    <verse num="16">And when <crossref let="b" cid="c51004016.1"/>this 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.</verse>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004017"/>
+    <verse num="17">And say to <crossref let="c" cid="c51004017.1"/>Archippus, <q class="begin-double" qid="51004017.1" from="51004017.1" to="51004017.2"/>See that you fulfill <crossref let="d" cid="c51004017.2"/>the ministry that you have received in the Lord.<q class="end-double" qid="51004017.2" from="51004017.1" to="51004017.2"/></verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+    <marker class="begin-verse" mid="v51004018"/>
+    <begin-paragraph/>
+    <verse num="18">I, Paul, <crossref let="e" cid="c51004018.1"/>write this greeting with my own hand. <crossref let="f" cid="c51004018.2"/>Remember <crossref let="g" cid="c51004018.3"/>my chains. <crossref let="h" cid="c51004018.4"/>Grace be with you.</verse>
+    <end-paragraph/>
+  </chapter>
+</book>
+</crossway-bible>