Colossians 4:18

Colossians 4:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. Written from Rome to the Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)This salutation by my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Here is my greeting in my own handwriting—Paul. Remember my chains. May God’s grace be with you.

Context of Colossians 4:18

16After 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. 17Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.” I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

Colossians 4:18 word by word

Ὁ ἀσπασμὸς τῇ ἐμῇ χειρὶ Παύλου. μνημονεύετέ μου τῶν δεσμῶν. ἡ χάρις μεθ᾽ ὑμῶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The salutationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The salutationἀσπασμόςaspasmos · salutationG783
• by the handχείρcheir · handG5495
• of meἐμόςemos · mineG1699
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• Rememberμνημονεύωmnēmoneuō · to rememberG3421
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• bondsδεσμόςdesmon desmos · chainG1199
• Graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• youσύsu · youG4771
• Amenἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• Writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• RomeῬώμηRhōmē · RomeG4516
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the ColossiansΚολασσαεύςKolossaeus · ColossaeG2858
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• TychicusΤυχικόςTuchikos · TychicusG5190
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• OnesimusὈνήσιμοςO̓nēsimos · OnesimusG3682

Cross-references for Colossians 4:18

• 1 Corinthians 16:21I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:17I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.
• 2 Timothy 1:8So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.
• Hebrews 13:3Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
• Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
• 2 Corinthians 13:14May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
• 1 Timothy 6:21which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith. Grace be with you all.
• 2 Timothy 4:22The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.
• Hebrews 13:25Grace be with you all.
• Colossians 4:1Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
• Colossians 4:3And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

Commentaries on Colossians 4:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18The salutation by the hand of me Paul - The preceding part of the epistle was written by a scribe, from the mouth of the apostle: this, and what follows, was written by the hand of St. Paul himself. A similar distinction we find, 1 Corinthians 16:21, and in 2 Thessalonians 3:17; and this, it seems, was the means by which the apostle authenticated every epistle which he sent to the different Churches. The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The salutation by the hand of me Paul - Probably the rest of the Epistle was written by an amanuensis. As was his custom, Paul affixed his own hand to it in the form of a salutation; compare the 1 Corinthians 16:21 note; 2 Thessalonians 3:17 note. Remember my bonds - Also evidently written by his own hand, to make the injunction more impressive; compare the notes at Hebrews 13:3. The meaning is, that they should not forget him in his confinement. They…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. 18This greeting is in my own hand—Paul: The letter to the Colossians, like most ancient letters, was probably not written entirely by Paul himself. Instead, Paul likely spoke the words while a scribe wrote them down. This scribe is also called an amanuensis (a person trained to write neatly and clearly). To show that the letter was truly from him, Paul added his own greeting at the end in his own handwriting. This was his way of proving the letter was…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Paul's autograph salutation (so 1Co 16:21; 2Th 3:17), attesting that the preceding letter, though written by an amanuensis, is from himself. Remember my bonds--Already in this chapter he had mentioned his "bonds" (Col 4:3), and again Col 4:10, an incentive why they should love and pray (Col 4:3) for him; and still more, that they should, in reverential obedience to his monitions in this Epistle, shrink from the false teaching herein stigmatized…Read the comment

Topics related to Colossians 4:18

• Salutations

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• Paul
• Rome
• Tychicus
• Colossae, Colossians
• Paul, Saul
• Rome, Roman
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• Greet
• Colossians, Epistle to the
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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