NT References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers
Colossians 4:16
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VII
Of Crete, Titus. Of Athens, Dionysius. Of Tripoli in Phoenicia, Marathones. Of Laodicea in Phrygia, Archippus.[197]
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VII
Of Crete, Titus. Of Athens, Dionysius. Of Tripoli in Phoenicia, Marathones. Of Laodicea in Phrygia, Archippus.[197]
Verse 16. _CAUSE THAT IT BE READ ALSO IN THE CHURCH OF THE_ _LAODICEANS_] That is: Let a copy be taken, and sent to them, that it may be read there also. This appears to have been a regular custom in...
AND WHEN THIS EPISTLE IS READ AMONG YOU, CAUSE THAT IT BE READ ALSO IN THE CHURCH OF THE LAODICEANS - Laodicea was near to Colossae, and the church there was evidently exposed to the same dangers from...
CHAPTER 4 __ 1. Prayer and ministry (Colossians 4:2) 2. Walking in wisdom (Colossians 4:5) 3. The fellowship of the saints in their service (Colossians 4:7) 4. The conclusion ...
COMMENDATIONS AND SALUTATIONS. Colossians 4:7. Tychicus: _cf._ Acts 20:4; Ephesians 6:21; Titus 3:12;...
THE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE CHRISTIAN (Colossians 3:18-25 ; Colossians 4:1) _ 4:1 Wives, be submissive to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not treat th...
AMONG. Greek _para._ App-104. FROM. Greek. _ek_. App-104....
this _epistle_ Lit., THE EPISTLE; as Rom 16:22; 2 Thessalonians 3:14. "_The letter now before you_." _is read_ I.e., SHALL HAVE BEEN READ. _in the church of the Laodiceans_ Hierapolis is not mentione...
ΤῊΝ ἘΚ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΊΑΣ. τὴν ἐν Λαοδικείᾳ is read by G Syrpal. 16. A command to exchange St Paul’s letters between Laodicea and Colossae. ὍΤΑΝ�ʼ ὙΜΙ͂Ν. Probably at Divine Service, that being the readiest me...
15–17. _Greetings to believers at Laodicea_ (Colossians 4:15) _and directions affecting both Laodicea and Colossae_ (Colossians 4:16-17) (Colossians 4:15) Greet for us the brethren in Laodicea
7–17. _Personal matters and final words_ Colossians 4:7-9. _The messengers commended to them_. (Colossians 4:7) I said “pray for us,” “I am lying bound,” but you will want to know all about me. This...
ΌΤΑΝ (G3752) с _conj._ когда, когда бы ни. ΆΝΑΓΝΩΣΘΉ _aor. conj. pass. от_ ΆΝΑΓΙΝΏΣΚΩ (G314) читать, ΠΟΙΉΣΑΤΕ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160) делать, поступать, ΆΝΑΓΝΩΣΘΉ _aor. conj. pass. Conj...
THE EPISTLE FROM LAODICEA.— The epistle from Laodicea could not have been written by St. Paul from thence, since he had never been there, ch. Colossians 2:1. It seems probable that it was either his e...
15. SALUTE THE BRETHREN THAT ARE IN LAODICEA, AND NYMPHAS, AND THE CHURCH THAT IS IN THEIR HOUSE. 16. AND WHEN THIS EPISTLE HATH BEEN READ AMONG YOU, CAUSE THAT IT BE READ ALSO IN THE CHURCH OF THE LA...
And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. THE LETTER FROM LAODICEA - my letter to the...
_CORRECTION-DEPORTMENT_ 17 We should always distinguish between our place "in _ Christ_ " and "in the Lord". "In _ Christ_ " physical distinctions vanish, even the distinction between the sexes is go...
EXHORTATION AND GREETING 2-6. Exhortation to prayer and wisdom in dealing with heathen....
THE _epistle_ FROM LAODICEA] perhaps our Epistle to the Ephesians....
CHRIST HAS EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED THE COLOSSIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them. CHAPTER 4 V1 Masters, give what is good and fair to your sla...
WHEN THIS EPISTLE. — In the implied direction to read this Epistle in the Church — a direction expressly given under like circumstances to the Church at Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 5:27) — we discer...
[7. Conclusion of the Epistle. (1) FINAL EXHORTATION to prayer (especially for St. Paul himself), and to wisdom towards those without, both in deed and in word (Colossians 4:2). (2) COMMENDATION...
CHAPTER 4 CLOSING MESSAGES Colossians 4:15 (R.V.) THERE is a marked love of triplets in these closing messages. There were three of the circumcision who desired to salute the Colossians; and there w...
COMMENDATION OF THE BEARERS OF THE LETTER, WITH SALUTATIONS FROM HIS FELLOW-WORKERS AND HIMSELF....
τὴν ἐκ Λαοδικίας : clearly a letter sent by Paul to Laodicea, which the Colossians are instructed to procure and read. It may be a lost letter, or it may be our so-called Epistle to the Ephesians, to...
CHRISTIAN GREETINGS Colossians 4:10 What a noble group had gathered round the Apostle in his enforced residence in Rome! That hired room of his must have been filled time after time with most interes...
The true purpose of life for the saints and faithful in Christ is to the maintenance of a twofold relationship- toward God, and toward those who are without. The first is covered by prayer as it inclu...
Closing Exhortations and Blessings Paul urged the circulation of this letter and another which was written to the Laodiceans. Not only might some of the problems be the same, but the truth is always a...
Read you that which is of the Laodiceans. [1] Some expound these words of an epistle which St. Paul wrote to the Laodiceans, which is lost, for that now extant is no more than a collection of sentence...
(7) All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord: (8) Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might kn...
The most cursory reader discerns at once that the epistle to the Colossians is the counterpart of that to the Ephesians. They are in nowise the same, but may be viewed each as a supplement to the othe...
16._Let it be read in the Church of the Laodiceans. _Hence, though it was addressed to the Colossians, it was, nevertheless, necessary that it should be profitable to others. The same view must also b...
It will be observed how the apostle consequently introduces Christ into them, and especially in regard to those who are subject in them, wives and children; in order to sanctify, by so exalted a motiv...
AND WHEN THIS EPISTLE IS READ AMONGST YOU, c,] Which the apostle was now writing, and sent unto them and which was to be read publicly, before the whole church; being sent not to any particular person...
And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the _epistle_ from Laodicea. Ver. 16. _Read the Epistle from Laodicea_]...
_When this epistle is read among you_ It appears by this, that the apostolic epistles were read publicly in the churches to which they were addressed; and probably not once, but often: copies of them...
THE EPISTLE FROM LAODICEA; these words are most naturally understood of an epistle which Paul had sent to the church of the Laodiceans, which was to be obtained from Laodicea that it might be read at...
AND WHEN THIS EPISTLE IS READ AMONG YOU, CAUSE THAT IT BE READ ALSO IN THE CHURCH OF THE LAODICEANS; AND THAT YE LIKEWISE READ THE EPISTLE FROM LAODICEA....
The conclusion:...
There is no reason for a chapter division at this point, for the responsibility of masters is closely linked with that of servants, which we have seen would include the relationship between employers...
Personal Greetings - 4:7-18 (I did not try to add Luscombe's paraphrase to these verses.) 7TYCHICUS, A BELOVED BROTHER, FAITHFUL MINISTER, AND FELLOW SERVANT IN THE LORD, WILL TELL YOU ALL THE NEWS...
AND WHEN THIS EPISTLE HATH BEEN READ AMONG YOU, CAUSE THAT IT BE READ ALSO IN THE CHURCH OF THE LAODICEANS; AND THAT YE ALSO READ THE EPISTLE FROM LAODICEA. 'THIS EPISTLE HATH BEEN READ AMONG YOU' -W...
10-18 Paul 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 Christian and forgiving spirit. If men hav...
AND WHEN THIS EPISTLE IS READ AMONG YOU: the apostle takes it for granted, that, when this Epistle came to their hands, it would be publicly read in a solemn assembly of the church, or brethren, conve...
Colossians 4:16 Now G2532 when G3752 epistle G1992 read G314 (G5686) among G3844 you G5213 see G4160 ...
‘Salute the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the church that is in their house. And when this letter has been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans, a...
Colossians 4:16. AND WHEN THIS (lit. ‘the') EPISTLE HATH BEEN READ AMONG YOU. The tense used must be thus rendered in English; there is no necessary reference to public reading. CAUSE, etc. This was...
This division of the Epistle is brief. It may be divided into three paragraphs: (1.) Personal intelligence (Colossians 4:7-9). (2.) Greetings _from_ Paul's companions (Colossians 4:10-14), and _to_ t...
WHEN THIS EPISTLE HATH BEEN READ AMONG YOU (οταν αναγνωσθη παρ' υμιν η επιστολη). Indefinite temporal clause with οταν (οτε αν) and the first aorist passive subjunctive of αναγινωσκω. The epistle w...
CONTENTS: Consistent Christian living and fellowship of believers. CHARACTERS: God, Paul, Christ, Tychicus, Onesimus, Aristarchus, Marcus, Barnabas, Justus, Epaphras, Luke, Demas, Archippus. CONCLUSI...
Colossians 4:1. _Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal._ Paul doubles the precept here, reminding them that one is their master, who is Lord of heaven and earth. He well knew tha...
MAKE SURE IT IS READ ALSO. Paul intended that copies of his letters would be "passed around" between churches. The letter which Laodicea would send them was _Ephesians._...
_When this Epistle is read among you, cause it to be read also in the Church of the Laodiceans._ I. The apostle wished his Epistle to be read in the whole Church. Hence observe-- 1. That the sacred S...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 4:7 Personal Greetings and Instructions. After praising the “letter carriers,” Paul sends greetings from the ministry associates who are with him during his imprisonment....
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 4:16 WHEN THIS LETTER HAS BEEN READ AMONG YOU. Public reading in the churches points to the authority of Paul’s letters. It also assumes they were written to be understoo...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Colossians 4:17. AND SAY TO ARCHIPPUS, TAKE HEED TO THE MINISTRY.—He is again closely connected with Colossæ in the epistle to Philemon. A monition perhaps needed by...
EXPOSITION COLOSSIANS 4:1 (See Colossians 3:1.) COLOSSIANS 4:2 SECTION IX. PRAYER AND
Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal [pay them a decent salary]; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving (Col...
1 Thessalonians 5:27...
The epistle from Laodicaea [τ η ν ε κ λ α ο δ ι κ ε ι α ς]. That is, the letter left at Laodicaea, and to be obtained by you from the church there. This letter cannot be positively identified. The com...
The epistle from Laodicea — Not to Laodicea. Perhaps some letter had been written to St. Paul from thence....
What happened to the lost epistle of the Laodiceans? PROBLEM: Paul refers to the “epistle from Laodicea” as a book he wrote that should be read by the church at Colosse, just as the inspired Book of C...
Here St. Paul directs to the reading of this epistle themselves, which the Spirit of God had directed him to write unto them, LET THIS EPISTLE BE READ AMONGST YOU. All holy scripture is to be read and...