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Colossians 4:12 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Colossians 4:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Colossians chapter 4 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. labouring: or, striving complete: or, filled”
Colossians 4:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. Paul returns to Epaphras, Colossae's apparent founder (1:7). "Who is one of you" (ho ex hymōn, ὁ ἐξ ὑμῶν) emphasizes his Colossian origin. "A servant of Christ" (doulos Christou Iēsou, δοῦλος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ) identifies him as Christ's slave, devoted exclusively to His service."Always labouring fervently for you in prayers" (pantote agōnizomenos hyper hymōn en tais proseuchais, πάντοτε ἀγωνιζόμενος ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἐν ταῖς προσευχα...
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Cross-References for Colossians 4:12
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“brothers”
“we also”
“my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus”
“admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom”
“who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf”
“a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ”
“of whom I am again in travail until Christ is formed in you--”
“or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men”
“my brothers{The word for brothers here and where context allows may also be correctly translated brothers and sisters or siblings.}”
“in the days of his flesh”