3. Praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
4. That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
5. Walk in wisdom toward them that are outsiders, redeeming the time.
6. Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man.
7. All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord:
8. Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your state, and comfort your hearts;