Colossians 4:17

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Summary

Colossians 4:17

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

Archippus

Philemon 1:2

Take

The ministry

2 Timothy 2:2

Fulfil

2 Timothy 4:5

Bible References

Archippus

to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home.

Take

So Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord meant when He said:

I will show My holiness

to those who are near Me,
and I will reveal My glory

before all the people.”

But Aaron remained silent.

“You are to guard the sanctuary and the altar so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.

My sons, don’t be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in His presence, to serve Him, and to be His ministers and burners of incense.”

They must teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and explain to them the difference between the clean and the unclean.

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock that the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

Pay close attention to your life and your teaching; persevere in these things, for by doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.

But you, man of God, run from these things,
and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,
love, endurance, and gentleness.

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and because of His appearing and His kingdom:

The ministry

For he was one of our number and was allotted a share in this ministry.”

When they had appointed elders in every church and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

A person should consider us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of God’s mysteries.

And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,

If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith and the good teaching that you have followed.

Therefore, I remind you to keep ablaze the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

Fulfil

But as for you, be serious about everything, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.