“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.”
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you — the autograph (Paul's own handwriting) authenticates the letter and adds personal touch. 'Remember my chains' (desmoi, bonds) asks for continued intercession and remembrance. 'Grace be with you' (charis) is final blessing: grace frames the letter beginning and end. His imprisonment is not defeat but occasion for grace-witness.
Church Fathers on Colossians 4:16
“And when this Epistle has been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans.” I suppose there are some of the things therein written, which it was needful that those also should hear. And they would have the greater advantage of recognizing their own errors in the charges brought against others.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a reflection on this verse
No reflections on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!