Colossians 4:12 (KJV)

Thou and Ye

you, ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Scofield Notes

EpaphrasA touching illustration of priestly service, (See Scofield "1 Pet 2:9") as distinguished from ministry of gift. Shut up in prison, no longer able to preach,...
perfect(See Scofield "Matt 5:48").

Matthew Henry

Sends greetings; and concludes with a blessingPaul had differed with Barnabas, on the account of this Mark, yet he is not only reconciled, but recommends him to the churches; an example of a truly...

Thompson Chains

EpaphrasLast of 2 links
Serving ChristSee the chain from John 12:26 · 3 links
Prayer for the ChurchLink 5 of 6 · next 1 Thessalonians 1:2
Perfection (2)See the chain from Genesis 17:1 · 12 links
God's WillSee the chain from Psalms 40:8 · 11 links

Cross References

Romans 15:30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
Colossians 1:7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
Philemon 1:23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;
Matthew 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
1 Corinthians 2:6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
Colossians 1:28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
Luke 22:44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
John 12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
Romans 15:14 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
1 Corinthians 14:20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
2 Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Galatians 1:10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Galatians 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
Philippians 3:12–15 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. …
Colossians 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Colossians 1:22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
Colossians 2:1–23 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; …
Colossians 4:1–2 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. …
1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 5:7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
Hebrews 5:14–6:1 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. …
James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
2 Peter 1:1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

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Topics

Epaphras A co-laborer with Paul
Intercession Exemplified
Minister, Christian Epaphras
Perfection Unclassified scriptures relating to

Timeline

Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 65 · The Epistle to the Colossians

Bible Dictionary

EpaphrasLovely, spoken of by Paul (Col 1:7; Col 4:12) as “his dear fellow-servant,” and “a faithful minister of Christ.” He was thus evidently...
ChristAnointed, the Greek translation of the Hebrew word rendered “Messiah” (q.v.), the official title of our Lord, occurring five hundred and...
God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Greek and Strong’s

Epaphras Ἐπαφρᾶς Epaphras Ἐπαφρᾶς Noun · nominative masculine singular
who is one of ἐξ ex ἐκ Preposition
you ὑμῶν hymōn Pronoun · second person, genitive plural ὑμῶν hymōn
a servant ὁ ho Pronoun · nominative masculine singular δοῦλος doulos δοῦλος Noun · nominative masculine singular
of Christ Χριστοῦ Christou Χριστός Noun · genitive masculine singular
saluteth Ἀσπάζεται Aspazetai ἀσπάζομαι Verb · present middle indicative, third person singular
you ὑμᾶς hymas Pronoun · second person, accusative plural ὑμᾶς hymâs
always πάντοτε pantote πάντοτε Adverb
labouring fervently ἀγωνιζόμενος agōnizomenos ἀγωνίζομαι Verb · present middle participle, nominative masculine singular
for ὑπὲρ hyper ὑπέρ Preposition
you ὑμῶν hymōn Pronoun · second person, genitive plural ὑμῶν hymōn
in ἐν en ἐν Preposition
prayers ταῖς tais Article · dative feminine plural προσευχαῖς proseuchais προσευχή Noun · dative feminine plural
that ἵνα hina ἵνα Conjunction
ye may stand στῆτε stēte ἵστημι Verb · aorist active subjunctive, second person plural
perfect τέλειοι teleioi τέλειος Adjective · nominative masculine plural
and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
complete πεπληρωμένοι peplērōmenoi πληρόω Verb · perfect passive participle, nominative masculine plural
in ἐν en ἐν Preposition
all παντὶ panti πᾶς Article · dative neuter singular
the will θελήματι thelēmati θέλημα Noun · dative neuter singular
of God τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular Θεοῦ Theou θεός Noun · genitive masculine singular

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