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Colossians 4:8 — King James Version← Study notes

Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;


Colossians 4:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 4:817 words
GreekMeaning
ὃνhon
whomrelative pronounG3739
ἔπεμψαepempsa
I sentverbG3992
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
αὐτὸauto
this veryadjectiveG846
τοῦτοtouto
purposedemonstrativeG3778
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
γνῶτεgnōte
allow, be aware (of), feelverbG1097
τὰta
the thingsarticleG3588
περὶperi
concerningprepositionG4012
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
καὶkai
andwordG2532
παρακαλέσῃparakalesē
he may encourageverbG3870
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
καρδίαςkardias
heartsnounG2588
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 4:8

“Whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose.” Here he shows his great love, seeing that for this purpose he sent him, and this was the cause of his journey; and so when writing to the Thessalonians, he said, “Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone, and sent Timothy our brother.” 1 Thessalonians 3:1-2 And to the Ephesians he sends this very same person, and for the very same cause, “That he might know your estate,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 11 on Colossians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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