KJV King James Version
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace [be] with you. Amen.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Colossians 4:18
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace [be] with you. Amen.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
WEB World English Bible
The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
ASV American Standard Version
The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The salutation by the hand of me, Paul; remember my bonds; the grace is with you. Amen.
Surrounding context — Colossians 4
15 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
16 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.
17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace [be] with you. Amen.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὉG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀσπασμὸςG783 · aspasmossalutationτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐμῇG1473 · egōI/weχειρὶG5495 · cheirhandΠαύλου.G3972 · PaulosPaulμνημονεύετέG3421 · mnēmoneuōto rememberμουG3165 · memeτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδεσμῶν.G1199 · desmoschainἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoχάριςG5485 · charisgraceμεθ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterὑμῶνG4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Hebrews 13:3Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; [and] them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.1 Timothy 6:21Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace [be] with thee. Amen.1 Corinthians 16:21The salutation of [me] Paul with mine own hand.2 Timothy 4:22The Lord Jesus Christ [be] with thy spirit. Grace [be] with you. Amen.Hebrews 13:25Grace [be] with you all. Amen.Titus 3:15All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace [be] with you all. Amen.Philippians 1:7Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.2 Timothy 1:8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;Romans 16:23Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.2 Thessalonians 3:17The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.Colossians 4:3Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:2 Corinthians 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, [be] with you all. Amen.Romans 16:20And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you. Amen.
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