Colossians 1:7

Colossians 1:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
• New International Version (NIV)You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
• English Standard Version (ESV)just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf
• New King James Version (NKJV)as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf,

Context of Colossians 1:7

5the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel 6that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God. You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, 8and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit. 9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Colossians 1:7 word by word

καθὼς ἐμάθετε ἀπὸ Ἐπαφρᾶ τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ συνδούλου ἡμῶν, ὅς ἐστιν πιστὸς ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν διάκονος τοῦ Χριστοῦ,Read the interlinear

• ·καθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• You learnedμανθάνωmanthanō · to learnG3129
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶςEpaphras · EpaphrasG1889
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• fellow servantσύνδουλοςsundoulos · fellow slaveG4889
• whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• ministerδιάκονοςdiakonos · servantG1249
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• behalfὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228

Cross-references for Colossians 1:7

• Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
• Philemon 1:23Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
• Philippians 2:19Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.
• Numbers 12:7But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.
• Matthew 24:45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
• Matthew 25:21His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
• 1 Corinthians 4:2Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
• 1 Corinthians 7:25Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
• Ephesians 5:21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
• 1 Timothy 4:6By pointing out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and sound instruction that you have followed.
• 2 Timothy 2:2And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
• Hebrews 2:17For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
• Hebrews 3:2He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.

Commentaries on Colossians 1:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7As ye also learned of Epaphras - who is for you - Who this Epaphras was we cannot tell; only it is likely that he was a Colossian, and became, by the call and grace of Christ, a deacon of this Church, faithfully labouring with the apostle, to promote its best interests. Some think that he is the same with Epaphroditus, Epaphras being a contraction of that name, as Demas is of Demetrius; and it is remarkable that one of the Slavonic versions has…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7As ye also learned of Epaphras - Epaphras was then with Paul. Philemon 1:23. He had probably been sent to him by the church at Colossae to consult him in reference to some matters pertaining to the church there. It is evident from this, that Epaphras was a minister of the church at Colossae, though there is no evidence, as has been often supposed, that he was the founder of the church. The apostle here says, that they had learned from Epaphras the true…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Epaphras probably became a Christian when Paul preached in Ephesus (see Acts 19:10; see also Colossians 4:12–13; Philemon 1:23). He then went back to Colossae to share the good news about Jesus with his own town.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. As ye also learned--"Also" is omitted in the oldest manuscripts. The insertion implied that those inserting it thought that Paul had preached the Gospel to the Colossians as well as Epaphras, Whereas the omission in the oldest manuscripts implies that Epaphras alone was the founder of the Church at Colosse. of--"from Epaphras." dear--Greek, "beloved." fellow servant--namely, of Christ. In Phm 23 he calls him "my fellow prisoner." It is possible that…Read the comment

Topics related to Colossians 1:7

• Colosse (Colossae)
• Epaphras
• Minister, Christian
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on Colossians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings