Colossians 4:13 BSB

Colossians 4:13

For I testify about him that he goes to great pains for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

For I bear him witness, that he hath much labor for you, and for them in Laodicea, and for them in Hierapolis.

KJV

For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

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Commentary

2 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Colossians (1107)

"Zeal" and "great" – both words are placed together for emphasis. He praises Epaphras also to the Laodiceans and Hierapolitans, for they, having no doubt read the epistle, could hear about him.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For I bear him record - Paul had had abundant opportunity to know what were his feelings in regard to these churches. A great zeal for you - A great desire to promote your welfare. And them that are in Laodicea - Laodicea was the capital of Phrygia, and not far from Colossae, There was a church there. See the Introduction, and the notes at Col 4:16. And them in Hierapolis - This was also a city in Phrygia, and not far from Laodicea and Colossae.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
μαρτυρῶ	marturō	I bear witness	G3140 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to him	G846 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἔχει	echei	he has	G2192 →
πολὺν	polun	great	G4183 →
πόνον	ponon	labour	G4192 →
ὑπὲρ	huper	for	G5228 →
ὑμῶν	humōn	you	G4771 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τῶν	tōn	those	G3588 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Λαοδικείᾳ	Laodikeia	Laodicea	G2993 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τῶν	tōn	[those] of them	G3588 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Ἱεραπόλει.¶	Hi'erapolei	Hiera polis.	G2404 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 10:2
For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
leads to
- Acts 21:20
  When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
- Romans 9:31–32
  but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
- Proverbs 19:2
  Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
- Philippians 3:6
  as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
- Philippians 1:9
  And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
Through
Colossians 2:1
For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,
leads to
- Colossians 1:29
  To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
Through
2 Corinthians 8:3
For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,
leads to
- Exodus 35:29
  So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
- Exodus 35:5
  Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Colossians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Colossians