God’s Word Translation
Colossians 4:16
16After you have read this letter, read it in the church at Laodicea. Make sure that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
Colossians 4:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
- New International Version (NIV)After this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now when this epistle is read among you, see that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
Context of Colossians 4:16
14My dear friend Luke, the physician, and Demas greet you. 15Greet our brothers and sisters in Laodicea, especially Nympha and the church that meets in her house. After you have read this letter, read it in the church at Laodicea. Make sure that you also read the letter from Laodicea. 17Tell Archippus to complete all the work that he started as the Lord’s servant. 18I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. Remember that I’m a prisoner. God’s good will be with you.
Read all of Colossians 4Colossians 4:16 word by word
καὶ ὅταν ἀναγνωσθῇ παρ᾽ ὑμῖν ἡ ἐπιστολή, ποιήσατε ἵνα καὶ ἐν τῇ Λαοδικέων ἐκκλησίᾳ ἀναγνωσθῇ, καὶ τὴν ἐκ Λαοδικείας ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀναγνῶτε.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
- epistleἐπιστολήepistolē · epistleG1992
- is readἀναγινώσκωanaginōskō · to readG314
- amongπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
- youσύsu · youG4771
- causeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
- of the LaodiceansΛαοδικεύςLaodikeus · LaodiceanG2994
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- LaodiceaΛαοδίκειαLaodikeia · LaodiceaG2993
Cross-references for Colossians 4:16
Commentaries on Colossians 4:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Cause that it be read also in the Church of the Laodiceans - That is: Let a copy be taken, and sent to them, that it may be read there also. This appears to have been a regular custom in the apostolic Church. That ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea - Some suppose that this was an epistle sent from Laodicea to the apostle, which he now sent by Aristarchus to the Colossians, that they might peruse it; that thereby they might see the propriety of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And when this Epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans - Laodicea was near to Colossae, and the church there was evidently exposed to the same dangers from philosophy and false teachers as the at Colossae. The counsels in this Epistle, therefore, would be equally applicable to both. In 1 Thessalonians 5:27, the apostle also charges those to whom that Epistle was addressed to see that it be “read unto all the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-18Verses 10-18 Paul had differed with Barnabas, on the account of this Mark, yet he is not only reconciled, but recommends him to the churches; an example of a truly Christian and forgiving spirit. If men have been guilty of a fault, it must not always be remembered against them. We must forget as well as forgive. The apostle had comfort in the communion of saints and ministers. One is his fellow-servant, another his fellow-prisoner, and all his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16make sure that it is also read: Over the years, people have tried to match the letter to the Laodiceans with a New Testament letter or fragment. Yet, Paul's letter to the church in Laodicea has probably been lost.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. the epistle from Laodicea--namely, the Epistle which I wrote to the Laodiceans, and which you will get from them on applying to them. Not the Epistle to the Ephesians. See Introduction to Ephesians and Introduction to Colossians. The Epistles from the apostles were publicly read in the church assemblies. Ignatius [Epistle to the Ephesians, 12], Polycarp [Epistle to the Philippians, 3.11,12], Clement [Epistle to the Corinthians, 1. 47], 1Th 5:27; Re…Read the comment
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- 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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