Greetings and Exhortations from Colossians 4:7-18
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Colossians 4:7-18
“Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister,
and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all
the news about me. I am sending him to you for
this very purpose, that he may know your
circumstances and comfort your hearts, with
Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is
one of you. They will make known to you all
things which are happening here. Aristarchus
Colossians 4:7-18
my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the
cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received
instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him),
and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my
only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who
are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a
comfort to me. Epaphras, who is one of you, a
bondservant of Christ, greets you, always
Colossians 4:7-18
laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you
may stand perfect and complete in all the will of
God. For I bear him witness that he has a great
zeal for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and
those in Hierapolis. Luke the beloved physician
and Demas greet you. Greet the brethren who
are in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the church
that is in his house. Now when this epistle is
Colossians 4:7-18
read among you, see that it is read also in the
church of the Laodiceans, and that you likewise
read the epistle from Laodicea. And say to
Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you
have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill
it.” This salutation by my own hand – Paul.
Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
Amen.”
Colossians 4:7-9
“
Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister,
and fellow servant in the Lord
, will tell you all
the news about me. I am sending him to you for
this very purpose, that he may know your
circumstances and comfort your hearts, with
Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is
one of you. They will make known to you all
things which are happening here.”
Ephesians 6:21-22
“But that you also may know my affairs and
how I am doing, Tychicus, a beloved brother
and faithful minister in the Lord, will make
all things known to you; whom I have sent
to you for this very purpose, that you may
know our affairs, and that he may comfort
your hearts.”
Colossians 4:7-9
“
Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister,
and fellow servant in the Lord
, will tell you all
the news about me. I am sending him to you for
this very purpose, that he may know your
circumstances and comfort your hearts, with
Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is
one of you. They will make known to you all
things which are happening here.”
Colossians 4:8 (NKJV)
“I am sending him to you for this very
purpose, that he may know your
circumstances and comfort your hearts”
Colossians 4:8 (NKJV)
“I am sending him to you for this very
purpose, that he may know your
circumstances and comfort your hearts”
(NASB)
“For I have sent him to you for this very
purpose, that you may know about our
circumstances and that he may encourage
your hearts …”.
Colossians 4:8 (NKJV)
“I am sending him to you for this very
purpose, that he may know your
circumstances and comfort your hearts”
(NASB)
“For I have sent him to you for this very
purpose, that you may know about our
circumstances and
that he may encourage
your hearts
…”.
Colossians 4:7-9
“Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister,
and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all
the news about me. I am sending him to you for
this very purpose, that he may know your
circumstances and comfort your hearts,
with
Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is
one of you. They will make known to you all
things which are happening here
.”
Colossians 4:7-9
“Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister,
and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all
the news about me. I am sending him to you for
this very purpose, that he may know your
circumstances and comfort your hearts,
with
Onesimus,
a faithful and beloved brother
, who is
one of you. They will make known to you all
things which are happening here
.”
Colossians 4:7-9
“Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister,
and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all
the news about me. I am sending him to you for
this very purpose, that he may know your
circumstances and comfort your hearts,
with
Onesimus,
a faithful and beloved brother
, who is
one of you. They will make known to you all
things which are happening here
.”
Philemon 10-16
“I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I
have begotten while in my chains, who once was
unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you
and to me. I am sending him back. Your
therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
whom I wished to keep with me, that on your
behalf he might minister to me in my chains for
the gospel. But without your consent I wanted to
Philemon 10-16
do nothing, that your good deed might not be by
compulsion, as it were, but voluntary. For
perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose,
that you might receive him forever, no longer as
a slave but more than a slave – a beloved brother,
especially to me but how much more to you, both
in the flesh and in the Lord.”
Philemon 10-16
“I appeal to you for my
son
Onesimus, whom I
have begotten while in my chains, who once was
unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you
and to me. I am sending him back. Your
therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
whom I wished to keep with me, that on your
behalf he might minister to me in my chains for
the gospel. But without your consent I wanted to
Philemon 10-16
“I appeal to you for my
son
Onesimus,
whom I
have begotten while in my chains
, who once was
unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you
and to me. I am sending him back. Your
therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
whom I wished to keep with me, that on your
behalf he might minister to me in my chains for
the gospel. But without your consent I wanted to
“Onesimus’ name means “profitable,” and
Paul makes a play on words on how
unprofitable Onesimus once was, but how,
after his conversion, Onesimus truly began to
live up to his name. Tradition has it that
Onesimus became a trusted and respected
leader in the church.”
Everyone in the Bible
William Barker
“Tradition insists that Philemon became the
bishop of Colossae, and with his wife, son,
and faithful slave, Onesimus, was stoned to
death during Nero’s brutal reign.”
Everyone in the Bible
William Barker
Colossians 4:10-11
“Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you,
with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about
whom you received instructions: if he comes
to you, welcome him), and Jesus who is
called Justus. These are my only fellow
workers for the kingdom of God who are of
the circumcision; they have proved to be a
comfort to me.”
Colossians 4:10-11
“
Aristarchus
my fellow prisoner greets you,
with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about
whom you received instructions: if he comes
to you, welcome him), and Jesus who is
called Justus. These are my only fellow
workers for the kingdom of God who are of
the circumcision; they have proved to be a
comfort to me.”
Colossians 4:10-11
“
Aristarchus
my
fellow prisoner
greets you,
with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about
whom you received instructions: if he comes
to you, welcome him), and Jesus who is
called Justus. These are my only fellow
workers for the kingdom of God who are of
the circumcision; they have proved to be a
comfort to me.”
Colossians 4:10-11
“Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you,
with
Mark
the cousin of Barnabas (about
whom you received instructions: if he comes
to you, welcome him), and Jesus who is
called Justus. These are my only fellow
workers for the kingdom of God who are of
the circumcision; they have proved to be a
comfort to me.”
“Mark was part of the Christian community
from the first. After Barnabas, Mark’s uncle,
and Paul came to Jerusalem with money from
the church at Antioch, Mark returned to
Antioch with them, and a year later
accompanied them on the first missionary
journey. Mark, however, decided to return
home after the trio had visited Cyprus and
had landed in southern Asia Minor
preparatory to going inland to the wild
interior. Paul was so annoyed at Mark’s
desertion that he refused to take Mark on the
second missionary trip, and parted company
with Barnabas. Mark went to Cyprus with his
uncle a second time. The next several years
of Mark’s career are obscure. Ten or twelve
years later, Paul, writing to the Colossians,
asked them to welcome Mark – indicating
that Mark was in Rome, that Mark and Paul
were cordial toward one another again, and
that Mark was about to leave for a tour of the
churches in the East. A couple of years after
this, we can tell by Paul’s second letter to
Timothy, Mark was away from Rome but
needed by Paul at Rome. From 1
st
Peter, it
would seem that Mark joined Peter at Rome,
possibly before Paul’s execution. Both Paul
and Peter used affectionate terms for Mark,
indicating that he was a close associate of
both great apostles.”
Everyone in the Bible
William Barker
2 Timothy 4:11
“Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and
bring him with you, for he is useful to
me for ministry.”
Colossians 4:10-11
“Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you,
with
Mark
the cousin of Barnabas (about
whom you received instructions: if he comes
to you, welcome him), and Jesus who is
called
Justus
. These are my only fellow
workers for the kingdom of God who are of
the circumcision; they have proved to be a
comfort to me.”
Colossians 4:12-15
“Epaphras, who is one of you, a
bondservant of Christ, greets you, always
laboring fervently for you in prayers,
that you may stand perfect and complete
in all the will of God. For I bear him
witness that he has a great zeal for you,
Colossians 4:12-15
and those who are in Laodicea, and
those in Hierapolis. Luke the beloved
physician and Demas greet you. Greet
the brethren who are in Laodicea, and
Nymphas and the church that is in his
house.”
Colossians 1:3-8
“We give thanks to the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for
you, since we heard of your faith in Christ
Jesus and of your love for all the saints;
because of the hope which is laid up for you
in heaven, of which you heard before in the
word of the truth of the gospel, which has
come to you, as it has also in all the world,
Colossians 1:3-8
and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also
among you since the day you heard and
knew the grace of God in truth; as you also
learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow
servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ
on your behalf, who also declared to us your
love in the Spirit.”
Colossians 1:3-8
and is bringing forth fruit,
as it is also
among you since the day you heard and
knew the grace of God in truth; as you also
learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow
servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ
on your behalf, who also declared to us your
love in the Spirit
.”
Colossians 4:12-15
“Epaphras, who is one of you, a
bondservant of Christ, greets you,
always
laboring fervently for you in prayers
,
that you may stand perfect and complete
in all the will of God. For I bear him
witness that he has a great zeal for you,
laboring fervently …
“άγωνζομαι”, “agōnizomai”.
laboring fervently …
“άγωνζομαι”, “agōnizomai”.
Strong’s definition:
“to struggle literally (to compete for a prize),
figuratively (to contend with an adversary),
or generally (to endeavor to accomplish
something): - fight, labor, fervently strive.”
laboring fervently …
“άγωνζομαι”, “agōnizomai”.
Thayer’s definition:
1. To enter a contest: contend in the gymnastic games
2. To contend with adversaries, fight
3. Metaphor … to contend, struggle, with difficulties
and dangers
4. To endeavor with strenuous zeal, strive: to obtain
something.
Colossians 4:12-15
“Epaphras, who is one of you, a
bondservant of Christ, greets you,
always
laboring fervently for you in prayers
,
that you may stand perfect and complete
in all the will of God
. For I bear him
witness that he has a great zeal for you,
Colossians 4:13
“For I bear him witness that he has a
great zeal for you, and those who are in
Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis.”
Colossians 4:14
“Luke the beloved physician and Demas
greet you.”
Colossians 4:14
“
Luke the beloved physician
and Demas
greet you.”
“The beloved physician,” Luke was one of
the Apostle Paul’s co-workers, and the author
of the third gospel and the Acts of the
Apostles. He was an educated non-Jew who
was converted to Jesus Christ without first
becoming a Jew. Some think he might have
come from Philippi, others from Antioch in
Syria. Luke Joined Paul at Troas on the
Apostle’s second missionary journey,
and went to Philippi with him. Six years later
he accompanied Paul on his third missionary
journey, which ended at Jerusalem, and
faithfully stayed with Paul on the wretched
voyage to Rome. Loyal Luke was the only
companion to stay with Paul until the very
end of the Apostle’s final imprisonment in
Rome.”
Everyone in the Bible
William Barker
Colossians 4:14
“Luke the beloved physician and
Demas
greet you.”
Philemon 23-24
“Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ
Jesus, greets you, as do Mark,
Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow
laborers.”
“One of the Apostle Paul’s co-workers and esteemed friends
for a time, Demas shared Paul’s hardships during the first
part of his prison term in Rome. Demas even joined Paul in
sending personal greetings to fellow Christians at Colossae
and to Philemon’s family. Later, “in love with the present
word,” (2 Timothy 4:10) Demas forsook Paul. It would seem
either that Demas was lured away from the faith by some
enticement or that he found the going too hard. There is no
word about Demas’ subsequent career, and no tradition that
he ever returned to the faith.”
Everyone in the Bible
William Barker
1 Corinthians 3:15
“If anyone’s work is burned, he will
suffer loss; but he himself will be saved,
yet so as through fire.”
“The weaknesses of men revealed in
Scripture testify to its accurate portrayal
of human frailty.”
Colossians 4:15
“Greet the brethren who are in
Laodicea, and Nymphas and the church
that is in his house.”
Colossians 4:16-18
“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.
And say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry
which you have received in the Lord, that you may
fulfill it.” This salutation by my own hand – Paul.
Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.”
Colossians 4:16 (NASB)
“When this letter is read among you, have
it also read in the church of the
Laodiceans; and you, for your part read my
letter that is coming from Laodicea.”
Colossians 4:16 (NASB)
“When this letter is read among you, have
it also read in the church of the
Laodiceans; and you,
for your part read my
letter that is coming from Laodicea
.”
“The church in Laodicea were likewise to
receive a letter from Paul, though probably not
inspired. Paul wrote many letters to various
friends and churches, and we have every one of
those letters that was inspired by God and
written under the direction of the Holy Spirit.”
The Grace New Testament Commentary
Colossians 4:16-18
“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.
And say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry
which you have received in the Lord, that you may
fulfill it.”
This salutation by my own hand – Paul.
Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.”
Colossians 4:16-18
“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.
And say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry
which you have received in the Lord, that you may
fulfill it.”
This salutation by my own hand – Paul.
Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.”
The passage from Colossians 4:7-18 shares greetings and updates from various individuals like Tychicus, Onesimus, Aristarchus, Mark, Jesus Justus, Epaphras, Luke, and Demas. It also encourages the readers to read the letter among different congregations and exhorts Archippus to fulfill his ministry. Paul signs off with a reminder of his imprisonment and a wish for grace upon the readers.
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Colossians 4:7-18 Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts, with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are happening here. Aristarchus
Colossians 4:7-18 my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him), and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me. Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always
Colossians 4:7-18 laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. For I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis. Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the church that is in his house. Now when this epistle is
Colossians 4:7-18 read among you, see that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it. This salutation by my own hand Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.
Colossians 4:7-9 Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts, with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are happening here.
Ephesians 6:21-22 But that you also may know my affairs and how I am doing, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make all things known to you; whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our affairs, and that he may comfort your hearts.
Colossians 4:7-9 Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts, with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are happening here.
Colossians 4:8 (NKJV) I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts
Colossians 4:8 (NKJV) I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts (NASB) For I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts .
Colossians 4:8 (NKJV) I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts (NASB) For I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts .
Colossians 4:7-9 Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts, with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are happening here.
Colossians 4:7-9 Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts, with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are happening here.
Colossians 4:7-9 Tychicus, a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts, with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all things which are happening here.
Philemon 10-16 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains, who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me. I am sending him back. Your therefore receive him, that is, my own heart, whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel. But without your consent I wanted to
Philemon 10-16 do nothing, that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary. For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever, no longer as a slave but more than a slave a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
Philemon 10-16 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains, who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me. I am sending him back. Your therefore receive him, that is, my own heart, whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel. But without your consent I wanted to
Philemon 10-16 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains, who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me. I am sending him back. Your therefore receive him, that is, my own heart, whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel. But without your consent I wanted to
Onesimus name means profitable, and Paul makes a play on words on how unprofitable Onesimus once was, but how, after his conversion, Onesimus truly began to live up to his name. Tradition has it that Onesimus became a trusted and respected leader in the church. Everyone in the Bible William Barker
Tradition insists that Philemon became the bishop of Colossae, and with his wife, son, and faithful slave, Onesimus, was stoned to death during Nero s brutal reign. Everyone in the Bible William Barker
Colossians 4:10-11 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him), and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me.
Colossians 4:10-11 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him), and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me.
Colossians 4:10-11 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him), and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me.
Colossians 4:10-11 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him), and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me.
Mark was part of the Christian community from the first. After Barnabas, Mark s uncle, and Paul came to Jerusalem with money from the church at Antioch, Mark returned to Antioch with them, and a year later accompanied them on the first missionary journey. Mark, however, decided to return home after the trio had visited Cyprus and
had landed in southern Asia Minor preparatory to going inland to the wild interior. Paul was so annoyed at Mark s desertion that he refused to take Mark on the second missionary trip, and parted company with Barnabas. Mark went to Cyprus with his uncle a second time. The next several years of Mark s career are obscure. Ten or twelve
years later, Paul, writing to the Colossians, asked them to welcome Mark indicating that Mark was in Rome, that Mark and Paul were cordial toward one another again, and that Mark was about to leave for a tour of the churches in the East. A couple of years after this, we can tell by Paul s second letter to Timothy, Mark was away from Rome but
needed by Paul at Rome. From 1stPeter, it would seem that Mark joined Peter at Rome, possibly before Paul s execution. Both Paul and Peter used affectionate terms for Mark, indicating that he was a close associate of both great apostles. Everyone in the Bible William Barker
2 Timothy 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry.
Colossians 4:10-11 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him), and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me.
Colossians 4:12-15 Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. For I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you,
Colossians 4:12-15 and those who are in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis. Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the church that is in his house.
Colossians 1:3-8 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, which has come to you, as it has also in all the world,
Colossians 1:3-8 and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
Colossians 1:3-8 and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
Colossians 4:12-15 Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. For I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you,
laboring fervently , ag nizomai .
laboring fervently , ag nizomai . Strong s definition: to struggle literally (to compete for a prize), figuratively (to contend with an adversary), or generally (to endeavor to accomplish something): - fight, labor, fervently strive.
laboring fervently , ag nizomai . Thayer s definition: 1. To enter a contest: contend in the gymnastic games 2. To contend with adversaries, fight 3. Metaphor to contend, struggle, with difficulties and dangers 4. To endeavor with strenuous zeal, strive: to obtain something.
Colossians 4:12-15 Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. For I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you,
Colossians 4:13 For I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis.
Colossians 4:14 Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
Colossians 4:14 Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
The beloved physician, Luke was one of the Apostle Paul s co-workers, and the author of the third gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. He was an educated non-Jew who was converted to Jesus Christ without first becoming a Jew. Some think he might have come from Philippi, others from Antioch in Syria. Luke Joined Paul at Troas on the Apostle s second missionary journey,
and went to Philippi with him. Six years later he accompanied Paul on his third missionary journey, which ended at Jerusalem, and faithfully stayed with Paul on the wretched voyage to Rome. Loyal Luke was the only companion to stay with Paul until the very end of the Apostle s final imprisonment in Rome. Everyone in the Bible William Barker
Colossians 4:14 Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
Philemon 23-24 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers.
One of the Apostle Pauls co-workers and esteemed friends for a time, Demas shared Paul s hardships during the first part of his prison term in Rome. Demas even joined Paul in sending personal greetings to fellow Christians at Colossae and to Philemon s family. Later, in love with the present word, (2 Timothy 4:10) Demas forsook Paul. It would seem either that Demas was lured away from the faith by some enticement or that he found the going too hard. There is no word about Demas subsequent career, and no tradition that he ever returned to the faith. Everyone in the Bible William Barker
1 Corinthians 3:15 If anyone s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
