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Colossians 4:16-18
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Colossians 4:16-18
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16 And when this letter is read before you, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and you yourselves read the one from Laodicea.[a] 17 And tell Archippus, “See that you fulfill the ministry[b] that you received in the Lord.”(A)
18 The greeting is in my own hand,[c] Paul’s. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.(B)
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- 4:16 The one from Laodicea: either a letter by Paul that has been lost or the Letter to the Ephesians (cf. note on Eph 1:1 in Ephesus).
- 4:17 Fulfill the ministry: usually taken to mean that Archippus, the son of Philemon and Apphia (Phlm 1–2), is “pastor” at Colossae. An alternate interpretation is that Archippus, not Philemon, is the owner of the slave Onesimus and that Paul is asking Archippus to complete the service he has received in the Lord by sending Onesimus back to minister to Paul in his captivity (cf. Phlm 20).
- 4:18 My own hand: a postscript in Paul’s own hand was his custom; cf. Gal 6:11–18 and 2 Thes 3:17–18.
Colossians 4:16-18
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Colossians 4:16-18
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16 After this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read(A) in the church of the Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
17 Tell Archippus:(B) “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”(C)
18 I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand.(D) Remember(E) my chains.(F) Grace be with you.(G)
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