Brethren, conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer every one. Tychicos will tell you all about my affairs; he is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, and with him Onesimos, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of yourselves. They will tell you of everything that has taken place. Aristarchos my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions if he comes to you, receive him), and Jesus who is called Justos. These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me. Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. Give my greetings to the brethren at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house. And when this letter has been read among you, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you read also the letter from Laodicea. And say to Archippos, "See that you fulfill the ministry which you have received in the Lord." I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my fetters. Grace be with you. Amen.

يَُّا إِخْوَة، اُسْلُكُوا بِحِكْمَةٍ مِنْ جِهَةِ الَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنْ خَارِجٍ، مُفْتَدِينَ الْوَقْتَ. لِيَكُنْ كَلاَمُكُمْ كُلَّ حِينٍ بِنِعْمَةٍ، مُصْلَحاً بِمِلْحٍ، لِتَعْلَمُوا كَيْفَ يَجِبُ انْ تُجَاوِبُوا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ.جَمِيعُ احْوَالِي سَيُعَرِّفُكُمْ بِهَا تِيخِيكُسُ الأَخُ الْحَبِيبُ، وَالْخَادِمُ الأَمِينُ، وَالْعَبْدُ مَعَنَا فِي الرَّبِّ، الَّذِي ارْسَلْتُهُ الَيْكُمْ لِهَذَا عَيْنِهِ، لِيَعْرِفَ احْوَالَكُمْ وَيُعَزِّيَ قُلُوبَكُمْ، مَعَْ انِسِيمُسَ الأَخِ الأَمِينِ الْحَبِيبِ الَّذِي هُوَ مِنْكُمْ. هُمَا سَيُعَرِّفَانِكُمْ بِكُلِّ مَا هَهُنَا. يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكُمْ ارِسْتَرْخُسُ الْمَأْسُورُ مَعِي، وَمَرْقُسُ ابْنُ اخْتِ بَرْنَابَا، الَّذِي اخَذْتُمْ لأَجْلِهِ وَصَايَا. انْ اتَى الَيْكُمْ فَاقْبَلُوهُ. وَيَسُوعُ الْمَدْعُوُّ يُسْطُسَ، الَّذِينَ هُمْ مِنَ الْخِتَانِ. هَؤُلاَءِ هُمْ وَحْدَهُمُ الْعَامِلُونَ مَعِي لِمَلَكُوتِ اللهِ، الَّذِينَ صَارُوا لِي تَسْلِيَةً.يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكُمْ لُوقَا الطَّبِيبُ الْحَبِيبُ، وَدِيمَاسُ. سَلِّمُوا عَلَى الإِخْوَةِ الَّذِينَ فِي لاَوُدِكِيَّةَ، وَعَلَى نِمْفَاسَ وَعَلَى الْكَنِيسَةِ الَّتِي فِي بَيْتِهِ. وَمَتَى قُرِئَتْ عِنْدَكُمْ هَذِهِ الرِّسَالَةُ فَاجْعَلُوهَا تُقْرَأُ ايْضاً فِي كَنِيسَةِ اللاَّوُدِكِيِّينَ، وَالَّتِي مِنْ لاَوُدِكِيَّةَ تَقْرَأُونَهَا انْتُمْ ايْضاً. وَقُولُوا لأَرْخِبُّسَ: ((انْظُرْ الَى الْخِدْمَةِ الَّتِي قَبِلْتَهَا فِي الرَّبِّ لِكَيْ تُتَمِّمَهَا)). اَلسَّلاَمُ بِيَدِي انَا بُولُسَ. اذْكُرُوا وُثُقِي. النِّعْمَةُ مَعَكُمْ. آمِينَ.

Ἀδελφοί, ἐν σοφίᾳ περιπατεῖτε πρὸς τοὺς ἔξω, τὸν καιρὸν ἐξαγοραζόμενοι. Ὁ λόγος ὑμῶν πάντοτε ἐν χάριτι, ἅλατι ἠρτυμένος, εἰδέναι πῶς δεῖ ὑμᾶς ἑνὶ ἑκάστῳ ἀποκρίνεσθαι. Τὰ κατʼ ἐμὲ πάντα γνωρίσει ὑμῖν Τυχικός, ὁ ἀγαπητὸς ἀδελφὸς καὶ πιστὸς διάκονος καὶ σύνδουλος ἐν κυρίῳ· ὃν ἔπεμψα πρὸς ὑμᾶς εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο, ἵνα γνῷ τὰ περὶ ὑμῶν καὶ παρακαλέσῃ τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν· σὺν Ὀνησίμῳ τῷ πιστῷ καὶ ἀγαπητῷ ἀδελφῷ, ὅς ἐστιν ἐξ ὑμῶν. Πάντα ὑμῖν γνωριοῦσιν τὰ ὧδε. Ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Ἀρίσταρχος ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου, καὶ Μᾶρκος ὁ ἀνεψιὸς Βαρνάβᾳ, περὶ οὗ ἐλάβετε ἐντολάς - ἐὰν ἔλθῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς, δέξασθε αὐτόν· καὶ Ἰησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος Ἰοῦστος, οἱ ὄντες ἐκ περιτομῆς· οὗτοι μόνοι συνεργοὶ εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, οἵτινες ἐγενήθησάν μοι παρηγορία. Ἀσπάζεται ὑμᾶς Λουκᾶς ὁ ἰατρὸς ὁ ἀγαπητός, καὶ Δημᾶς. Ἀσπάσασθε τοὺς ἐν Λαοδικείᾳ ἀδελφούς, καὶ Νυμφᾶν, καὶ τὴν κατʼ οἶκον αὐτοῦ ἐκκλησίαν. Καὶ ὅταν ἀναγνωσθῇ παρʼ ὑμῖν ἡ ἐπιστολή, ποιήσατε ἵνα καὶ ἐν τῇ Λαοδικαίων ἐκκλησίᾳ ἀναγνωσθῇ, καὶ τὴν ἐκ Λαοδικείας ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀναγνῶτε. Καὶ εἴπατε Ἀρχίππῳ, Βλέπε τὴν διακονίαν ἣν παρέλαβες ἐν κυρίῳ, ἵνα αὐτὴν πληροῖς. Ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τῇ ἐμῇ χειρὶ Παύλου. Μνημονεύετέ μου τῶν δεσμῶν. Ἡ χάρις μεθʼ ὑμῶν. Ἀμήν.

The Lord said to his disciples, "He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven." In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will."

¹⁶ قال الرب لتلاميذه: اَلَّذِي يَسْمَعُ مِنْكُمْ يَسْمَعُ مِنِّي ، وَالَّذِي يُرْذِلُكُمْ يُرْذِلُنِي ، وَالَّذِي يُرْذِلُنِي يُرْذِلُ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَنِي)).¹⁷فَرَجَعَ السَّبْعُونَ بِفَرَحٍ قَائِلِينَ: ((يَا رَبُّ ، حَتَّى الشَّيَاطِينُ تَخْضَعُ لَنَا بِاسْمِكَ!)). ¹⁸فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: ((رَأَيْتُ الشَّيْطَانَ سَاقِطاً مِثْلَ الْبَرْقِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ. ¹⁹هَا أَنَا أُعْطِيكُمْ سُلْطَاناً لِتَدُوسُوا الْحَيَّاتِ وَالْعَقَارِبَ وَكُلَّ قُوَّةِ الْعَدُوِّ ، وَلاَ يَضُرُّكُمْ شَيْءٌ. ²⁰وَلَكِنْ لاَ تَفْرَحُوا بِهَذَا : أَنَّ الأَرْوَاحَ تَخْضَعُ لَكُمْ ، بَلِ افْرَحُوا بِالْحَرِيِّ أَنَّ أَسْمَاءَكُمْ كُتِبَتْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ)).²¹وَفِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ تَهَلَّلَ يَسُوعُ بِالرُّوحِ وَقَالَ: ((أَحْمَدُكَ أَيُّهَا الآبُ ، رَبُّ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ ، لأَنَّكَ أَخْفَيْتَ هَذِهِ عَنِ الْحُكَمَاءِ وَالْفُهَمَاءِ وَأَعْلَنْتَهَا لِلأَطْفَالِ. نَعَمْ أَيُّهَا الآبُ ، لأَنْ هَكَذَا صَارَتِ الْمَسَرَّةُ أَمَامَكَ)).

Εἶπεν ὁ Κὐριος τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ μαθηταῖς· ῾Ο ἀκούων ὑμῶν ἐμοῦ ἀκούει, καὶ ὁ ἀθετῶν ὑμᾶς ἐμὲ ἀθετεῖ· ὁ δὲ ἐμὲ ἀθετῶν ἀθετεῖ τὸν ἀποστείλαντά με. ῾Υπέστρεψαν δὲ οἱ ἑβδομήκοντα μετὰ χαρᾶς λέγοντες· Κύριε, καὶ τὰ δαιμόνια ὑποτάσσεται ἡμῖν ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου. Εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς· ἐθεώρουν τὸν σατανᾶν ὡς ἀστραπὴν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεσόντα. ἰδοὺ δίδωμι ὑμῖν τὴν ἐξουσίαν τοῦ πατεῖν ἐπάνω ὄφεων καὶ σκορπίων καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν δύναμιν τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, καὶ οὐδὲν ὑμᾶς οὐ μὴ ἀδικήσῃ. πλὴν ἐν τούτῳ μὴ χαίρετε, ὅτι τὰ πνεύματα ὑμῖν ὑποτάσσεται· χαίρετε δὲ ὅτι τὰ ὀνόματα ὑμῶν ἐγράφη ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς. ᾿Εν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἠγαλλιάσατο τῷ πνεύματι ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν· ἐξομολογοῦμαί σοι, πάτερ, κύριε τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅτι ἀπέκρυψας ταῦτα ἀπὸ σοφῶν καὶ συνετῶν, καὶ ἀπεκάλυψας αὐτὰ νηπίοις· ναί, ὁ πατήρ, ὅτι οὕτως ἐγένετο εὐδοκία ἔμπροσθέν σου.