Colossians 4:8
6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
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.
10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister’s son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
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
- 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,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 6:22
Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
Read in contextColossians 2:2
That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:18
I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:17
For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:11
As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
Read in context1 Thessalonians 3:5
For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
Read in context2 Corinthians 2:7
So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 3:2
And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
Read in context