Colossians 4:7

⁵ Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.

⁶ Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.

⁸ I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

⁹ With him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.

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.

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BSB: Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
KJV: All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
WEB: All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.
ASV: All my affairs shall Tychicus make known unto you, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord:
DARBY: Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-bondman in [the] Lord, will make known to you all that concerns me;
BLB: All the things concerning me, Tychicus will make known to you⁺—the beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow servant in the Lord,

ÅB: Hvordan det går meg, det skal Tykikus fortelle dere alt sammen, han min elskede bror og trofaste hjelper og medtjener i Herren,
OTB: Tykikus, vår kjære bror og trofaste tjener og medtjener i Herren, vil informere dere om alle mine forhold.
B1930: Hvorledes det går mig, det skal Tykikus fortelle eder alt sammen, han min elskede bror og trofaste hjelper og medtjener i Herren,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ephesians 6:21–23
Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.
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Acts 20:4
Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
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2 Timothy 4:12
Tychicus, however, I have sent to Ephesus.
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Titus 3:12
As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.
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1 Corinthians 4:1–4
So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
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Colossians 4:9
With him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.
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Colossians 4:12
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.
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Philippians 2:25
But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
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