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Colossians 4:8

Comfort

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

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

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.

10 My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.

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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
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.
KJV
Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
WEB
I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,
ASV
whom I have sent you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts;
DARBY
whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that he might know your state, and that he might encourage your hearts:
BLB
whom I sent to you⁺ for this, that you⁺ may know the things concerning us, and he may encourage your⁺ hearts,
ÅB
som jeg just derfor sender til dere, for at dere skal få vite hvordan det er med oss, og for at han skal trøste deres hjerter,
OTB
Jeg sender ham til dere for dette formål, at dere skal få vite om våre omstendigheter og at han kan oppmuntre deres hjerter.
B1930
som jeg just derfor sender til eder, forat I skal få vite hvorledes det er med oss, og forat han skal trøste eders hjerter,

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  • Ephesians 6:22

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

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  • Colossians 2:2

    that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,

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  • 2 Corinthians 12:18

    I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?

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  • 1 Corinthians 4:17

    That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:11

    For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—

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  • 1 Thessalonians 3:5

    For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain.

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  • 2 Corinthians 2:7

    So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 3:2

    We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

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