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Colossians 4:8
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses the Colossian church while finalizing the dispatch of Tychicus and Onesimus to deliver news about his circumstances.
The words — ἔπεμψα (epempsa) translates literally as "I sent," and ἵνα (ina) introduces a purpose clause meaning "that."
The thread — The identical phrasing appears in Ephesians 6:22, the heart encouragement parallels Colossians 2:2, and the comfort mandate echoes Isaiah 40:1.
Why it lands — The text requires the recipients to accept the bearer as an accurate source of information and to allow his report to strengthen their resolve.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
Cross-references
- Ephesians 6:22 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.
- Colossians 2:2 that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
- Isaiah 40:1 “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
- Isaiah 61:2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,
- 1 Corinthians 4:17 That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.
- 2 Corinthians 1:4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
- 2 Corinthians 2:7 So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
- 2 Corinthians 12:18 I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
- Philippians 2:28 Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:11 For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—