Focused Passage

Colossians 4:7-18

Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship

Paul moves from justice for masters under the Master in heaven, to devoted prayer and gospel opportunity, to wise and gracious witness toward outsiders, then to a network of faithful gospel coworkers and final exhortations that connect the Colossian church with the wider mission of Christ.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

7Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.

8I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

9With him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.

10My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.

11Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.

12Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.

13For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.

14Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.

15Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.

16After this letter has been read among you, make sure 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.”

18This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

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References and Original Words

Verse 7

Original words

TychicusΤυχικὸςG5190Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill tellγνωρίσειG1107Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralallπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralthe newsΤὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralaboutκατ’G2596PrepositionmeἐμὲG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular[He is]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singulara belovedἀγαπητὸςG27Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφὸςG80Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctiona faithfulπιστὸςG4103Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularministerδιάκονοςG1249Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiona fellow servantσύνδουλοςG4889Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[the] LordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 8

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I have sentἔπεμψαG3992Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularhimὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralforεἰςG1519Prepositionthis veryαὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person SingularpurposeτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularthatἵναG2443Conjunctionyou may knowγνῶτεG1097Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionusἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Pluraland thatκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe may encourageπαρακαλέσῃG3870Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralheartsκαρδίαςG2588Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Verse 9

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With him [I am sending]σὺνG4862PrepositionOnesimusὈνησίμῳG3682Noun - Dative Masculine Singular[our]τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularfaithfulπιστῷG4103Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbelovedἀγαπητῷG27Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφῷG80Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwhoὅςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[one] ofἐξG1537PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralThey will tellγνωρίσουσινG1107Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralyou {about}ὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluraleverythingπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralhereὧδεG5602Adverb
Verse 10

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MyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularfellow prisonerσυναιχμάλωτόςG4869Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularAristarchusἈρίσταρχοςG708Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularsends you greetingsἈσπάζεταιG782Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .ὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Pluralas doesκαὶG2532ConjunctionMarkΜᾶρκοςG3138Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcousinἀνεψιὸςG431Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof BarnabasΒαρνάβαG921Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularYou have [already] receivedἐλάβετεG2983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralinstructionsἐντολάςG1785Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralaboutπερὶG4012Preposition[him]οὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularIfἐὰνG1437Conjunctionhe comesἔλθῃG2064Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralwelcomeδέξασθεG1209Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person PluralhimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 11

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JesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularwho is calledλεγόμενοςG3004Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularJustusἸοῦστοςG2459Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularalso [sends greetings]καὶG2532ConjunctionTheseοὗτοιG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralareὄντεςG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[the] onlyμόνοιG3441Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralJewsπεριτομῆςG4061Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularamongἐκG1537Preposition[my]οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralfellow workersσυνεργοὶG4904Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralforεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείανG932Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[and] theyοἵτινεςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Pluralhave beenἐγενήθησάνG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plurala comfortπαρηγορίαG3931Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularto meμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Verse 12

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EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶςG1889Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwho [is]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[one] ofἐξG1537PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural[and] a servantδοῦλοςG1401Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularsends you greetingsἈσπάζεταιG782Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .ὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural[He is] alwaysπάντοτεG3842AdverbwrestlingἀγωνιζόμενοςG75Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralprayerπροσευχαῖςG4335Noun - Dative Feminine PluralforὑπὲρG5228PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralso thatἵναG2443Conjunctionyou may standσταθῆτεG2476Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person PluralmatureτέλειοιG5046Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionfully assuredπεπληροφορημένοιG4135Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722Preposition[the] fullπαντὶG3956Adjective - Dative Neuter SingularwillθελήματιG2307Noun - Dative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 13

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionI testifyμαρτυρῶG3140Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularabout himαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionhe goes toἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulargreatπολὺνG4183Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularpainsπόνονG4192Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularforὑπὲρG5228PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionfor thoseτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralatἐνG1722PrepositionLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳG2993Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Plural-ἐνG1722PrepositionHierapolisἹερα‿G2413Noun - Dative Feminine Singular. . .πόλειG4172Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 14

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LukeΛουκᾶςG3065Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbelovedἀγαπητὸςG27Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularphysicianἰατρὸςG2395Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionDemasΔημᾶςG1214Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularsend you greetingsἈσπάζεταιG782Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .ὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 15

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GreetἈσπάσασθεG782Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person PluraltheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφοὺςG80Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionLaodiceaΛαοδικείᾳG2993Noun - Dative Feminine Singularas well asκαὶG2532ConjunctionNymphaΝύμφανG3564Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίανG1577Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[that meets] atκατ’G2596PrepositionherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person SingularhouseοἶκονG3624Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 16

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionAfterὅτανG3752Conjunction[this]G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularletterἐπιστολήG1992Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularhas been readἀναγνωσθῇG314Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singularamongπαρ’G3844PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralmake sureποιήσατεG4160Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralthatἵναG2443Conjunctionit is also readἀναγνωσθῇG314Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .καὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίᾳG1577Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof [the] LaodiceansΛαοδικέωνG2994Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionthatἵναG2443ConjunctionyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Pluralin turnκαὶG2532ConjunctionreadἀναγνῶτεG314Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Pluralthe [letter]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularfromἐκG1537PrepositionLaodiceaΛαοδικείαςG2993Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 17

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionTellεἴπατεG2036Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralArchippusἈρχίππῳG751Noun - Dative Masculine SingularSee to itΒλέπεG991Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularthatἵναG2443Conjunctionyou completeπληροῖςG4137Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular-αὐτὴνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularministryδιακονίανG1248Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-ἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singularyou have receivedπαρέλαβεςG3880Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[the] LordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 18

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ThisG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulargreetingἀσπασμὸςG783Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[is in my]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularownἐμῇG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 1st Person SingularhandχειρὶG5495Noun - Dative Feminine SingularPaulΠαύλουG3972Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularRememberΜνημονεύετέG3421Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralchainsδεσμῶνG1199Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularGrace [be]χάριςG5485Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwithμεθ’G3326PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR include Amen.

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