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Colossians 4:8

Colossians chapter 4 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts;

Context

v.7All my affairs shall Tychicus make known unto you, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord:

v.8This passage

v.9together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things that are done here.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Philippians 2:28

    I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.

  • 1 Thessalonians 3:2

    and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:14

    And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:11

    as ye know how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging you, and testifying,

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:17

    comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.

  • 1 Thessalonians 3:5

    For this cause I also, when I could no longer forbear, sent that I might know your faith, lest by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor should be in vain.