Font Size
Colossians 4:5-7
New English Translation
Colossians 4:5-7
New English Translation
5 Conduct yourselves[a] with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities. 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.
Personal Greetings and Instructions
7 Tychicus, a dear brother, faithful minister, and fellow slave[b] in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.[c]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Colossians 4:5 tn Grk “walk.” The verb περιπατέω (peripateō) is a common NT idiom for one’s lifestyle, behavior, or manner of conduct (L&N 41.11).
- Colossians 4:7 tn See the note on “fellow slave” in 1:7.
- Colossians 4:7 tn Grk “all things according to me.”
Colossians 4:5-7
New International Version
Colossians 4:5-7
New International Version
5 Be wise(A) in the way you act toward outsiders;(B) make the most of every opportunity.(C) 6 Let your conversation be always full of grace,(D) seasoned with salt,(E) so that you may know how to answer everyone.(F)
Final Greetings
7 Tychicus(G) will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant[a](H) in the Lord.
Footnotes
- Colossians 4:7 Or slave; also in verse 12
Colossians 4:5-7
King James Version
Colossians 4:5-7
King James Version
5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
6 Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
Read full chapter
Colossians 4:5-7
New King James Version
Colossians 4:5-7
New King James Version
5 (A)Walk in (B)wisdom toward those who are outside, (C)redeeming the time. 6 Let your speech always be (D)with grace, (E)seasoned with salt, (F)that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
Final Greetings(G)
7 (H)Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.
Read full chapter
New English Translation (NET)
NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.
New King James Version (NKJV) 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.