Colossians 4:14
12 Epaphras, 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.
13 For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
15 Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
16 After 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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
- KJV
- Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
- WEB
- Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
- ASV
- Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas salute you.
- DARBY
- Luke, the beloved physician, salutes you, and Demas.
- BLB
- Luke, the beloved physician, greets you⁺, and Demas.
- ÅB
- Legen Lukas, den elskede, hilser dere, og Demas.
- OTB
- Lukas, den elskede legen, og Demas sender hilsener.
- B1930
- Lægen Lukas, den elskede, hilser eder, og Demas.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Philemon 1:24
as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
Read in context2 Timothy 4:10–11
because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
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