Colossians 4:7-18
7: As to all my affairs, Tychicus, our beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information.
15: Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea and also Nympha and the church that is in her house.
8: For I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts;
9: and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of your number. They will inform you about the whole situation here.
10: Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also Barnabas’s cousin Mark (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him);
9: and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of your number. They will inform you about the whole situation here.
10: Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also Barnabas’s cousin Mark (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him);
11: and also Jesus who is called Justus; these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision, and they have proved to be an encouragement to me.
12: Epaphras, who is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.
13: For I testify for him that he has a deep concern for you and for those who are in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
14: Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and also Demas.
15: Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea and also Nympha and the church that is in her house.
16: When this letter is read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and you, for your part read my letter that is coming from Laodicea.
17: Say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”
18: I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my imprisonment. Grace be with you.
Paul gave final instructions and information, telling the Colossians that he sent Tychicus to bring them information about his circumstances. He told the Ephesians the same thing, so Tychicus was to visit them as well (Ephesians 6:21-22). He told them that Onesimus was going with him. Onesimus was from Colossae and a slave of Philemon. In his letter to Philemon, Paul pleaded for him to receive Onesimus back as a brother.
Paul sent greetings from Aristarchus, whom he called a fellow prisoner and beloved brother. He was a Macedonian of Thessalonica who had travelled with Paul (Acts 27:2, Acts 19:29, 20:4). Paul also sent greetings from Barnabas’s cousin Mark. The Colossians may have heard of the dispute between Paul and Barnabas over Mark’s leaving them on their journey, but Paul instructed them to receive him if he should come. It seems that all was forgiven as later Paul said Mark was useful to him (Acts 4:36, Acts 12:12, 25, Acts 13:4, 13, 2 Timothy 4:11). He also sent greetings from Justus. These ones mentioned so far were the only ones of the circumcision who were fellow workers for the kingdom of God.
Paul sent more greetings, from Epaphras who was one of the Colossians, who labored in prayer for them and those in Laodicea and Hierapolis. He probably founded those two churches as he had the one in Colossae. Paul also sent greetings from Luke and Demas. Luke, the author of Acts, was with Paul during his travels and ministered to him during his last imprisonment (2 Timothy 4:11). Demas ended up deserting Paul, “having loved this present world,” (2 Timothy 4:10). Paul sent greetings to those at Laodicea and the house church of Nympha. He asked that they share letters with the Laodiceans, and after encouraging Archippus to take heed to his ministry, Paul signed and closed the letter.
18: I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my imprisonment. Grace be with you.
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Paul gave final instructions and information, telling the Colossians that he sent Tychicus to bring them information about his circumstances. He told the Ephesians the same thing, so Tychicus was to visit them as well (Ephesians 6:21-22). He told them that Onesimus was going with him. Onesimus was from Colossae and a slave of Philemon. In his letter to Philemon, Paul pleaded for him to receive Onesimus back as a brother.
Paul sent greetings from Aristarchus, whom he called a fellow prisoner and beloved brother. He was a Macedonian of Thessalonica who had travelled with Paul (Acts 27:2, Acts 19:29, 20:4). Paul also sent greetings from Barnabas’s cousin Mark. The Colossians may have heard of the dispute between Paul and Barnabas over Mark’s leaving them on their journey, but Paul instructed them to receive him if he should come. It seems that all was forgiven as later Paul said Mark was useful to him (Acts 4:36, Acts 12:12, 25, Acts 13:4, 13, 2 Timothy 4:11). He also sent greetings from Justus. These ones mentioned so far were the only ones of the circumcision who were fellow workers for the kingdom of God.
Paul sent more greetings, from Epaphras who was one of the Colossians, who labored in prayer for them and those in Laodicea and Hierapolis. He probably founded those two churches as he had the one in Colossae. Paul also sent greetings from Luke and Demas. Luke, the author of Acts, was with Paul during his travels and ministered to him during his last imprisonment (2 Timothy 4:11). Demas ended up deserting Paul, “having loved this present world,” (2 Timothy 4:10). Paul sent greetings to those at Laodicea and the house church of Nympha. He asked that they share letters with the Laodiceans, and after encouraging Archippus to take heed to his ministry, Paul signed and closed the letter.
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