KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
WEB World English Bible
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
ASV American Standard Version
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Salute you doth Epaphras, who is of you, a servant of Christ, always striving for you in the prayers, that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God,
Surrounding context — Colossians 4
9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is [one] of you. They shall make known unto you all things which [are done] here.
10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister’s son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
11 And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only [are my] fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
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.
13 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them [that are] in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
15 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἈσπάζεταιG782 · aspazomaito pay respects toὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouἘπαφρᾶςG1889 · EpaphrasEpaphrasὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐξG1537 · ekout fromὑμῶν,G4771 · suyouδοῦλοςG1401 · doulosslaveΧριστοῦG5547 · ChristosChristπάντοτεG3842 · pantotealwaysἀγωνιζόμενοςG75 · agōnizomaito struggleὑπὲρG5228 · huperabove/forὑμῶνG4771 · suyouἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροσευχαῖς,G4335 · proseuchēprayerἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toσταθῆτεG2476 · histēmito standτέλειοιG5046 · teleiosperfectκαὶG2532 · kaiandπεπληροφορημένοιG4135 · plērophoreōto fulfillἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongπαντὶG3956 · pasallθελήματιG2307 · thelēmawill/desireτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦ.G2316 · theosGod
Cross-references
Romans 15:30Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in [your] prayers to God for me;Colossians 1:9For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;Colossians 1:7As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;Philemon 1:23There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;Colossians 1:28Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:Galatians 4:19My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,2 Peter 1:1Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:Romans 15:14And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.Colossians 1:22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:Jude 1:24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,Hebrews 5:14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.Matthew 5:48Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.John 12:26If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will [my] Father honour.2 Corinthians 13:11Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.Galatians 1:10For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.1 Corinthians 2:6Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
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