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Colossians 4 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)

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About Vamvas
  • Individual translator
  • OT: Masoretic Hebrew
  • NT: Textus Receptus (not verified)
  • Protestant (66 books)
  • Formal (word for word)
  • 1850
  • Public domain

Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings

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Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 Οι κύριοι, αποδίδετε εις τους δούλους σας το δίκαιον και το ίσον, εξεύροντες ότι και σεις έχετε Κύριον εν ουρανοίς.
1 Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
2 Εμμένετε εις την προσευχήν, αγρυπνούντες εις αυτήν μετά ευχαριστίας,
2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,
3 προσευχόμενοι ενταυτώ και περί ημών, να ανοίξη εις ημάς ο Θεός θύραν του λόγου, διά να λαλήσωμεν το μυστήριον του Χριστού, διά το οποίον και είμαι δεδεμένος,
3 praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds,
4 διά να φανερώσω αυτό καθώς πρέπει να λαλήσω.
4 that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
5 Περιπατείτε εν φρονήσει προς τους έξω, εξαγοραζόμενοι τον καιρόν.
5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
6 Ο λόγος σας ας ήναι πάντοτε με χάριν, ηρτυμένος με άλας, διά να εξεύρητε πως πρέπει να αποκρίνησθε προς ένα έκαστον.
6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
7 Τα κατ' εμέ πάντα θέλει σας φανερώσει ο Τυχικός ο αγαπητός αδελφός και πιστός διάκονος και σύνδουλος εν Κυρίω,
7 All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.
8 τον οποίον έπεμψα προς εσάς δι' αυτό τούτο, διά να μάθη την κατάστασίν σας και να παρηγορήση τας καρδίας σας,
8 I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,
9 μετά του Ονησίμου του πιστού και αγαπητού αδελφού, όστις είναι από σάς· θέλουσι σας φανερώσει πάντα τα εδώ.
9 together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.
10 Σας ασπάζεται Αρίσταρχος ο συναιχμάλωτός μου και Μάρκος ο ανεψιός του Βαρνάβα, περί του οποίου ελάβετε παραγγελίας· εάν έλθη προς εσάς, υποδέχθητε αυτόν,
10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received instructions, “if he comes to you, receive him”),
11 και Ιησούς ο λεγόμενος Ιούστος, οίτινες είναι εκ της περιτομής, ούτοι μόνοι είναι συνεργοί μου εις την βασιλείαν του Θεού, οίτινες έγειναν εις εμέ παρηγορία.
11 and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for God’s Kingdom who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.
12 Σας ασπάζεται ο Επαφράς, όστις είναι από σας, ο δούλος του Χριστού, πάντοτε αγωνιζόμενος διά σας εν ταις προσευχαίς, διά να σταθήτε τέλειοι και πλήρεις εις παν θέλημα του Θεού·
12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
13 διότι μαρτυρώ περί αυτού ότι έχει ζήλον πολύν διά σας και τους εν Λαοδικεία και τους εν Ιεραπόλει.
13 For I testify about him that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
14 Σας ασπάζεται Λουκάς ο ιατρός ο αγαπητός και ο Δημάς.
14 Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.
15 Ασπάσθητε τους εν Λαοδικεία αδελφούς και τον Νυμφάν και την κατ' οίκον αυτού εκκλησίαν·
15 Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, with Nymphas and the assembly that is in his house.
16 και αφού αναγνωσθή μεταξύ σας η επιστολή, κάμετε να αναγνωσθή και εν τη εκκλησία των Λαοδικέων, και την εκ Λαοδικείας να αναγνώσητε και σεις.
16 When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
17 Και είπατε προς τον Αρχιππον· Πρόσεχε εις την διακονίαν, την οποίαν παρέλαβες εν Κυρίω, διά να εκπληροίς αυτήν.
17 Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”
18 Ο ασπασμός εγράφη με την χείρα εμού του Παύλου. Ενθυμείσθε τα δεσμά μου. Η χάρις είη μεθ' υμών· αμήν.
18 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.

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  • Archippus

    Fellow soldier of Paul

    Called by Paul his fellow soldier and told to complete the ministry he received in the Lord.

    Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:17; Philemon 2

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  • Demas

    Coworker of Paul

    A coworker of Paul who sends greetings from Rome, but later deserted him because he loved the present world.

    Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:10; Philemon 24

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  • Epaphras

    Founder of the Colossian church

    A faithful minister of Christ who taught the Colossians, wrestled for them in prayer, and was Paul's fellow prisoner.

    Cited in the guide: Colossians 1:7; Colossians 4:12; Philemon 23

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  • Jesus called Justus

    Jewish coworker of Paul

    Named by Paul among the few Jewish believers who were his coworkers for the kingdom of God and a comfort to him.

    Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:11

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  • Luke

    Beloved physician and coworker of Paul

    Paul's beloved physician and coworker who stayed with him when others had left him in his final imprisonment.

    Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 24

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  • Nympha

    Host of a house church at Laodicea

    A woman whose house hosts a church to which Paul sends greetings.

    Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:15

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  • Onesimus

    Runaway slave of Philemon

    A slave who became a believer through Paul in prison and whom Paul sent back to Philemon as a beloved brother.

    Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:9; Philemon 10

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  • Tychicus

    Companion and messenger of Paul

    A man from Asia who traveled with Paul; Paul calls him a beloved brother and faithful servant and sent him with letters to Ephesus, Colossae, and elsewhere.

    Cited in the guide: Acts 20:4; Ephesians 6:21; Colossians 4:7

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Cross references (18)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Ephesians 6:8–20; Revelation 17:14; Deuteronomy 24:14–15; James 2:13; Luke 16:1–13
  2. 2 1 Thessalonians 5:17–18; Philippians 4:6; Ephesians 6:18; Romans 12:12; Matthew 26:41
  3. 3 Ephesians 6:19–20; Acts 14:27; 2 Thessalonians 3:1–2; Philippians 1:13–14; 1 Corinthians 4:1
  4. 4 2 Corinthians 4:1–4; Ephesians 6:20; Colossians 4:6; 2 Corinthians 3:12; 2 Corinthians 2:14–17
  5. 5 Ephesians 5:15–17; James 3:13; James 3:17; 1 Thessalonians 4:12; Romans 16:19
  6. 6 Ephesians 4:29; 1 Peter 3:15; Ecclesiastes 10:12; Mark 9:50; Proverbs 15:4
  7. 7 Ephesians 6:21–23; Acts 20:4; 2 Timothy 4:12; Titus 3:12; 1 Corinthians 4:1–4
  8. 8 Ephesians 6:22; Colossians 2:2; 2 Corinthians 12:18; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Thessalonians 2:11
  9. 9 Philemon 10–19; Colossians 4:7
  10. 10 Acts 19:29; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 24; Acts 15:37–39; Acts 27:2
  11. 11 Acts 11:2; Titus 1:10; Philemon 1; Romans 4:12; 2 Corinthians 6:1
  12. 12 Romans 15:30; Colossians 1:9; Colossians 1:28; Colossians 1:7; Philemon 23
  13. 13 Colossians 2:1; 2 Corinthians 8:3; Revelation 3:14–18; Romans 10:2; Revelation 1:11
  14. 14 Philemon 24; 2 Timothy 4:10–11
  15. 15 Romans 16:5; 1 Corinthians 16:9; Philemon 2
  16. 16 1 Thessalonians 5:27; 2 Thessalonians 3:14
  17. 17 Philemon 2; Acts 1:17; 1 Timothy 4:16; 2 Timothy 1:6; 1 Corinthians 4:1–2
  18. 18 Hebrews 13:3; 1 Timothy 6:21; 2 Timothy 4:22; 1 Corinthians 16:21; Hebrews 13:25

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  1. Commentary 4:5 John Chrysostom, Homilies on Colossians (Homily XI)

    What Christ said to His disciples, that doth Paul also now advise. And what did Christ say? "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves." (Matt. x. 16.) That is, be upon your guard, giving them no handle against you.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)

  2. Quotes verse 4:14 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter XIII)

    And again he says, in the Epistle to the Colossians: "Luke, the beloved physician, greets you." But surely if Luke, who always preached in company with Paul, and is called by him "the beloved," and with him performed the work of an evangelist, and was entrusted to hand down to us a Gospel, learned nothing different from him (Paul), as …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 4:6 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXIII)

    For this very reason He Himself also discoursed much unto the Jews in parables, "because they seeing saw not." For this, Paul likewise commanded "to know how we ought to answer every man."

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)