Berean Standard Bible
Colossians 4
1ΟἱHoiG3588Mastersκύριοι,kurioiG2962,supplyπαρέχεσθεparechestheG3930yourτὸtoG3588slavesδούλοιςdouloisG1401with whatτὴνtēnG3588isrightδίκαιονdikaionG1342andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588fairἰσότηταisotētaG2471,since you knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532haveἔχετεecheteG2192a MasterκύριονkurionG2962inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷ.¶ouranōG3772.
3asἅμαhamaG260you prayπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336alsoκαὶkaiG2532forπερὶperiG4012usG1473,thatἵναinaG2443ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316may openἀνοίξῃanoixēG455to usG1473a doorθύρανthuranG2374for theτοῦtouG3588wordλόγουlogouG3056,so that we may proclaimλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980theτὸtoG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,forδι᾽di᾽G1223whichὃhoG3739καὶkaiG2532I am in chainsδέδεμαι,dedemaiG1210.
6LetyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588speechλόγοςlogosG3056alwaysπάντοτε ἐνpantote enG3842G1722begraciousχάριτι,charitiG5485,seasonedἠρτυμένος,ērtumenosG741with saltἅλατιhalatiG217,so that you may knowG1492howπῶςpōsG4459to answerδεῖ ὑμᾶς ἀποκρίνεσθαι.¶dei humas apokrinesthaiG1163G4771G611everyoneἑνὶ ἑκάστῳheni hekastōG1538G1520.
Greetings from Paul’s Fellow Workers
(Romans 16:21–23)
7TychicusΤύχικοςTuchikosG5190will tellγνωρίσειgnōriseiG1107youὑμῖνhuminG4771allπάνταpantaG3956the newsΤὰTaG3588aboutκατ᾽kat᾽G2596meἐμὲemeG1473. He isὁhoG3588a belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80καὶkaiG2532,a faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249,andκαὶkaiG2532a fellow servantσύνδουλοςsundoulosG4889inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962.
8I have sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992himὃνhonG3739toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771forεἰςeisG1519this veryαὐτὸautoG846purposeτοῦτοtoutoG3778,thatἵναinaG2443you may knowγνῶτεgnōteG1097τὰtaG3588aboutπερὶperiG4012usG1473,and thatκαὶkaiG2532he may encourageπαρακαλέσῃparakalesēG3870yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.
9With himσὺνsunG4862I am sendingOnesimusὈνησίμῳOnēsimōG3682, ourτῷtōG3588faithfulπιστῷpistōG4103andκαὶkaiG2532belovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27brotherἀδελφῷ,adelphōG80,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510oneofἐξexG1537youὑμῶν·humōnG4771.They will tellγνωρίσουσινgnōrisousinG1107you aboutὑμῖνhuminG4771everythingπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.
10MyG1473ὁhoG3588fellow prisonerσυναιχμάλωτόςsunaichmalōtosG4869AristarchusἈρίσταρχοςAristarchosG708sends you greetingsἈσπάζεται ὑμᾶςAspazetai humasG782G4771,as doesκαὶkaiG2532MarkΜᾶρκοςMarkosG3138theὁhoG3588cousinἀνεψιὸςanepsiosG431of BarnabasΒαρναβᾶ,BarnabaG921.You have already receivedἐλάβετεelabeteG2983instructionsἐντολάς·entolasG1785aboutπερὶperiG4012himοὗhouG3739:IfἐὰνeanG1437he comesἔλθῃelthēG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,welcomeδέξασθεdexastheG1209himαὐτόν·autonG846.
11JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ὁhoG3588,who is calledλεγόμενοςlegomenosG3004JustusἸοῦστος,IoustosG2459,alsoκαὶkaiG2532sends greetings.TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778areὄντεςontesG1510theonlyμόνοιmonoiG3441Jewsπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061amongἐκekG1537myοἱhoiG3588fellow workersσυνεργοὶsunergoiG4904forεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, andtheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have beenἐγενήθησάνegenēthēsanG1096a comfortπαρηγορία.¶parēgoriaG3931to meG1473.
12EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶςEpaphrasG1889,whoὁhoG3588is oneofἐξexG1537youὑμᾶςhumasG4771anda servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,sends you greetingsἈσπάζεται ὑμῶν,Aspazetai humōnG782G4771. He isalwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842wrestlingἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosG75inἐνenG1722ταῖςtaisG3588prayerπροσευχαῖς,proseuchaisG4335forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,so thatἵναinaG2443you may standσταθῆτεstathēteG2476matureτέλειοιteleioiG5046andκαὶkaiG2532fully assuredπεπληροφορημένοιpeplērophorēmenoiG4135inἐνenG1722thefullπαντὶpantiG3956willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
13ForγὰρgarG1063I testifyμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140about himαὐτῷautōG846thatὅτιhotiG3754he goes toἔχειecheiG2192greatπολὺνpolunG4183painsπόνονpononG4192forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771andκαὶkaiG2532for thoseτῶνtōnG3588atἐνenG1722LaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳLaodikeiaG2993andκαὶkaiG2532τῶνtōnG3588ἐνenG1722HierapolisG2413G4172.
Signature and Final Instructions
(1 Corinthians 16:19–24; 2 Thessalonians 3:16–18)
16καὶkaiG2532AfterὅτανhotanG3752thisἡhēG3588letterἐπιστολή,epistolēG1992has been readἀναγνωσθῇanagnōsthēaG314amongπαρ᾽par᾽G3844youὑμῖνhuminG4771,make sureποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160thatἵναinaG2443it is also readκαὶ ἀναγνωσθῇ,kai anagnōsthēaG314G2532inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577of the LaodiceansΛαοδικέωνLaodikeōnG2994,andκαὶkaiG2532thatἵναinaG2443youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771in turnκαὶkaiG2532readἀναγνῶτε.anagnōteG314theτὴνtēnG3588letterfromἐκekG1537LaodiceaΛαοδικείαςLaodikeiasG2993.
Commentaries on Colossians 4
- 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
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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