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Colossians 4:10
My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to the Colossian church from imprisonment, concluding his letter by listing associates who accompany Onesimus. The words — The text uses συναιχμάλωτος (sunaichmalōtos, "fellow prisoner") to identify Aristarchus and Ἀσπάζεται (aspazetai, "greets") to describe the separate greeting actions of both men. The thread — Aristarchus appears in Acts 19:29 as a companion dragged into the Ephesian riot, while Mark is later directed by Paul in 2 Timothy 4:11 to be brought to him for ministry. Why it lands — The verse commands the recipients to follow prior instructions and receive Mark upon his arrival, requiring practical hospitality and obedience to apostolic guidance.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister’s son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
Cross-references
- Acts 19:29 Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
- 2 Timothy 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me in the ministry.
- Philemon 1:24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
- Acts 12:12 And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
- Acts 15:37 Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.
- Acts 20:4 Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
- Acts 27:2 We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
- Acts 4:36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
- Acts 13:13 After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.
- Romans 16:2 Welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her with anything she may need from you. For she has been a great help to many people, including me.