“Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.”
And tell Archippus: 'See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord' — Archippus (also mentioned in Philemon 2) is publicly addressed: 'See that you fulfill' (plērophoreo, make full, complete) your 'ministry' (diakonē). The public exhortation may indicate he needed encouragement or correction. His ministry 'in the Lord' (en kyriō) is Christ-charged. The letter-reading becomes occasion for public commission.
Church Fathers on Colossians 4:15
“Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the Church that is in their house.” See how he cements, and knits them together with one another, not by salutation only, but also by interchanging his Epistles. Then again he pays a compliment by addressing him individually. And this he does not without a reason, but in order to lead the others also to emulate his zeal. For it is not a small thing not to be numbered with the rest. Mark further how he shows the man…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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