“And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter 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.
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Colossians 4:16
“And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter 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.
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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.