Colossians 4:7

⁵ Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

⁶ Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:

⁸ Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;

⁹ With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done 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
But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:
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Acts 20:4
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
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2 Timothy 4:12
And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
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Titus 3:12
When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.
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1 Corinthians 4:1–4
Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
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Colossians 4:9
With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.
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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.
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Philippians 2:25
Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.
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