Colossians 4:12-13,Colossians 4:15-16

The Biblical Illustrator - Colossians 4:12-13

Colossians 4:12-13Epaphras, who is one of you.The sympathy of Christianity1. If you think of Christianity as a great thought, a transcendental doctrine, a grand conception, you are right; and if you think the preacher is called upon to speak the language of earth in she accent of heaven and expound celestial mysteries, you are right. But this is not all. A man who would describe the present scene as all firmament would be wrong; but a man who omitted the firmament from a landscape would be a... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Colossians 4:12

12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. Ver. 12. Epaphras, who is one of you ] See Colossians 1:7 . See Trapp on " Col 1:7 " This Epaphras is thought to be the same with Epaphroditus; as Sylvanus is called Silas, and Jehoshuah is called Joshua, by an abbreviature. Always labouring fervently ] Constant and instant in prayer, according to thatColossians... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Colossians 4:13

13 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis. Ver. 13. And them that are in Laodicea ] A minister must be like the sun, that shineth not only within its own orb, but illighteneth all round about it and within the reach of it. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Colossians 4:12

Epaphras: Colossians 1:7, Philemon 1:23 a servant: John 12:26, Galatians 1:10, James 1:1, 2 Peter 1:1 always: Colossians 4:2, Luke 22:44, Galatians 4:19, Hebrews 5:7, James 5:16 labouring: or, striving, Colossians 2:1-Isaiah : that: Colossians 4:1, Romans 15:30, see note on Colossians 1:9, Colossians 1:22, Colossians 1:28, Matthew 5:48, 1 Corinthians 2:6, 1 Corinthians 14:20,*Gr: 2 Corinthians 13:11, Philippians 3:12-Ezra :, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Hebrews 5:14,*Gr: Hebrews 6:1, Jude 1:24 ... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Colossians 4:13

I bear: Romans 10:2, 2 Corinthians 8:3 Laodicea: Laodicea and Hierapolis were both cities of Phrygia in Asia Minor, between which, and equidistant from each, was situated Colosse. Laodicea was seated near the Lycus, about 63 miles east of Ephesus; and became one of the largest and richest towns in Phrygia, vying in power with the maritime cities. It is now called Eski-hissar, the old castle; and besides the whole surface within the city's wall being strewed with pedestals and fragments, the... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.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. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 4:12

12. Epaphras See on Colossians 1:7. He bore them in his heart, not only at home, but in distant Rome, as is attested by his anxious prayers in their behalf. He agonized in prayer. Stand They were in a warfare with the heathenism around them, and especially in danger from the errors which called out this epistle. While Paul argued, Epaphras prayed; the aim of both was that the Colossians might stand firm in the gospel which they had received, rejecting every admixture of error. Perfect... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 4:13

13. Record This testimony of the apostle was calculated to tenderly touch their hearts and move them to fidelity. Laodicea See on Colossians 2:1. Hierapolis Sacred city so called from the multitude of its temples. It is a city of Phrygia, about six miles north of Laodicea, and about twenty northwest of Colosse. The three were all in the basin of the Maeander. The Church there was probably founded by Epaphras, and exposed to about the same influences with that at Colosse. The place was... read more

The Biblical Illustrator - Colossians 4:12-13

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Colossians 4:12

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Colossians 4:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Colossians 4:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Colossians 4:13

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Colossians 4:12

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 4:12

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Colossians 4:13

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