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

5because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the word of truth, the gospel 6that has come to you. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world, just as it has among you since the day you heard it and came to truly appreciate God’s grace. You learned this from Epaphras, our dearly loved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, 8and he has told us about your love in the Spirit. 9For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• yeμανθάνωmanthanō · to learnG3129
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶςEpaphras · EpaphrasG1889
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• dearἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• fellowservantσύνδουλοςsundoulos · fellow slaveG4889
• whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• youσύsu · youG4771
• a faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• ministerδιάκονοςdiakonos · servantG1249
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for Colossians 1:7

• Colossians 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.
• Philemon 1:23Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings, and so do
• Philippians 2:19Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon so that I too may be encouraged by news about you.
• Numbers 12:7Not so with my servant Moses; he is faithful in all my household.
• Matthew 24:45“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?
• Matthew 25:21“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’
• 1 Corinthians 4:2In this regard, it is required that managers be found faithful.
• 1 Corinthians 7:25Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I do give an opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is faithful.
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I’m talking like a madman — I’m a better one: with far more labors, many more imprisonments, far worse beatings, many times near death.
• Ephesians 5:21submitting to one another in the fear of Christ.
• 1 Timothy 4:6If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith and the good teaching that you have followed.
• 2 Timothy 2:2What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
• Hebrews 2:17Therefore, he had to be like his brothers and sisters in every way, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in matters pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.
• Hebrews 3:2He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was in all God’s household.

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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• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Colossae
• Colossians, Epistle to the
• Consist
• Darkness
• Dominion
• Epaphras
• Fill
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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