Colossians 4
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Colossians 4:9-17

91and with him is 2OnesimusG3682, our faithfulG4103 and 3belovedG27 brotherG80, 4whoG3739 is one of your own. They will informG1107 you about the wholeG3956 situation hereG5602.

105AristarchusG708, my 6fellowG4869 prisonerG4869, sendsG782 you his greetingsG782; and also 7Barnabas’G921 cousinG431 MarkG3138 (aboutG4012 whomG3739 you receivedG2983 8instructionsG1785; 9ifG1437 he comesG2064 to you, welcomeG1209 him); 11and also JesusG2424 who is calledG3004 JustusG2459; theseG3778 are the onlyG3441 10fellowG4904 workersG4904 for the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 11who are from the circumcisionG4061, and they have provedG1096 to be an encouragementG3931 to me. 1212EpaphrasG1889, 13whoG3588 is one of your own, a bond-servantG1401 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424, sendsG782 you his greetingsG782, alwaysG3842 14strivingG75 earnestlyG75 for you in his prayersG4335, that you may 15standG2476 1617matureG5046 and 18fullyG4135 assuredG4135 in allG3956 the willG2307 of GodG2316. 13For I testifyG3140 for him that he hasG2192 19a deepG4183 concernG4192 for you and for thoseG3588 who are in 20LaodiceaG2993 and HierapolisG2404. 1421LukeG3065, the belovedG27 physicianG2395, sendsG782 you his greetingsG782, and 22DemasG1214 does also. 15GreetG782 the brothersG80 and sisters who are in 23LaodiceaG2993 and also 24NymphaG3564 and 25the churchG1577 that is in 26her houseG3624. 1627WhenG3752 28thisG3588 letterG1992 is readG314 amongG3844 you, haveG4160 it alsoG2532 readG314 in the churchG1577 of the LaodiceansG2994; and you, for your part, 29readG314 30my letter that is coming from 31LaodiceaG2993. 17TellG3004 32ArchippusG751, “SeeG991 to the 33ministryG1248 whichG3739 you have receivedG3880 in the LordG2962, soG2443 thatG2443 you may 34fulfillG4137 it.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 4:9 Lit along with Onesimus ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 4:9 Philem 10 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 4:9 Col 1:7 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 4:9 Col 4:12 ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 4:10 Acts 19:29; 27:2; Philem 24 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 4:10 Rom 16:7 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 4:10 Acts 4:36; 12:12, 25; 15:37, 39 ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 4:10 Or orders ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 4:10 2 Tim 4:11 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 4:11 Rom 16:3 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 4:11 Acts 11:2 ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 4:12 Col 1:7; Philem 23 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 4:12 Col 4:9 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 4:12 Rom 15:30 ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 4:12 Or stand firm ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 4:12 Or fully developed ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 4:12 Col 1:28 ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 4:12 Or made complete ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 4:13 Or much toil; or great pain ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 4:13 Col 2:1; 4:15f ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 4:14 2 Tim 4:11; Philem 24 ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 4:14 2 Tim 4:10; Philem 24 ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 4:15 Col 2:1; 4:13, 16 ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 4:15 Or Nymphas (masc) ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 4:15 Rom 16:5 ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 4:15 One early ms their ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 4:16 1 Thess 5:27; 2 Thess 3:14 ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 4:16 Lit the ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 4:16 1 Thess 5:27; 2 Thess 3:14 ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 4:16 Lit the ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 4:16 Col 2:1; 4:13, 15 ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 4:17 Philem 2 ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 4:17 2 Tim 4:5 ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 4:17 Or continually fulfill ↩

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