Colossians 1:7

Colossians 1:7

5 because of the hope ^awhich is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

6 which has come to you, ^aas it has also in all the world, and ^bis bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew ^cthe grace of God in truth;

7 as you also learned from ^aEpaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is ^ba faithful minister of Christ on your behalf,

8 who also declared to us your ^alove in the Spirit.

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9 ^aFor this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask ^bthat you may be filled with ^cthe knowledge of His will ^din all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

10 ^athat you may walk worthy of the Lord, ^bfully pleasing Him, ^cbeing fruitful in every good work and increasing in the ^dknowledge of God;

11 ^astrengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, ^bfor all patience and longsuffering ^cwith joy;

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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As ye also learned—"Also" is omitted in the oldest manuscripts. The insertion implied that those inserting it thought that Paul had preached the Gospel to the Colossians as well as Epaphras, Whereas the omission in the oldest manuscripts implies that Epaphras alone was the founder of the Church at Colosse.

of—"from Epaphras."

dear—Greek, "beloved."

fellow servant—namely, of Christ. In Philemon 1:23 he calls him "my fellow prisoner." It is possible that Epaphras may have been apprehended for his zealous labors in Asia Minor; but more probable that Paul gave him the title; as his faithful companion in his imprisonment (compare Note, see on Colossians 4:10, as to MEYER'S conjecture).

who is for you, etc.—Translate, "who is faithful in your behalf as a minister of Christ"; hinting that he is one not to be set aside for the new and erroneous teachers (Col. 2:1-23). Most of the oldest manuscripts read, "for (or 'in behalf of') US." Vulgate, however, with one of the oldest manuscripts, supports English Version.

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