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Colossians 4:6 — King James Version← Study notes

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.


Colossians 4:6Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 4:615 words
GreekMeaning
ho
Let thearticleG3588
λόγοςlogos
speechnounG3056
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
πάντοτεpantote
be alwaysadverbG3842
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
χάριτιchariti
gracenounG5485
ἅλατιhalati
with saltnounG217
ἠρτυμένοςērtymenos
seasonedverbG741
εἰδέναιeidenai
to knowverbG6063
πῶςpōs
howadverbG4459
δεῖdei
it behoovesverbG1210
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
ἑνὶheni
oneadjectiveG1519
ἑκάστῳhekastō
eachadjectiveG1538
ἀποκρίνεσθαιapokrinesthai
to answerverbG611
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 4:6

What Christ said to His disciples, that does Paul also now advise. And what did Christ say? “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” Matthew 10:16 That is, be upon your guard, giving them no handle against you. For therefore it is added, “towards them that are without,” in order that we may know that against our own members we have no need of so much caution as against those without. For where…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 11 on Colossians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Aisha MbekiNote3mo ago
Seasoned Speech That Makes Grace Visible
I'm a high school English teacher, and I spend my days listening to how young people talk—full of sarcasm, crudeness, constant self-protection through humor. Paul's advice about letting speech always ...
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