Colossians 4:1
Just — According to your contract. Equitable — Even beyond the letter of your contract.... [ Continue Reading ]
Just — According to your contract. Equitable — Even beyond the letter of your contract.... [ Continue Reading ]
That God would open to us a door of utterance — That is, give us utterance, that we "may open our mouth boldly," Ephesians 6:19, and give us an opportunity of speaking, so that none may be able to hinder.... [ Continue Reading ]
Let your speech be always with grace — Seasoned with the grace of God, as flesh is with salt.... [ Continue Reading ]
Aristarchus my fellowprisoner — Such was Epaphras likewise for a time, Philemon 1:1:Philemon 1:23. Ye have received directions — Namely, by Tychicus, bringing this letter. The ancients adapted their language to the time of reading the letter; not, as we do, to the time when it was written. It is not... [ Continue Reading ]
These — Three, Aristarchus, Marcus, and Justus. Of all the circumcision — That is, of all my Jewish fellowlabourers. Are the only fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God — That is, in preaching the gospel. Who have been a comfort to me — What, then, can we expect? that all our fellowworkers should be... [ Continue Reading ]
Perfect — Endued with every Christian grace. Filled — As no longer being babes, but grown up to the measure of the stature of Christ; being full of his light, grace, wisdom, holiness.... [ Continue Reading ]
Luke, the physician — Such he had been, at least, if he was not then.... [ Continue Reading ]
Nymphas — Probably an eminent Christian at Laodicea.... [ Continue Reading ]
The epistle from Laodicea — Not to Laodicea. Perhaps some letter had been written to St. Paul from thence.... [ Continue Reading ]
And say to Archippus — One of the pastors of that church. Take heed — It is the duty of the flock to try them that say they are apostles to reject the false, and to warn, as well as to receive, the real. The ministry — Not a lordship, but a service; a laborious and painful work; an obligation to do... [ Continue Reading ]