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 our beloved Appia, to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in your house, favour and peace be with you,

Take

be therefore upon your guard to secure your selves, and the whole flock over which the holy spirit has made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.

take care how you behave, and what you teach. persevere in these duties: for by the practice of them, you will save both yourself, and those who hear you.

As for you the minister of God, avoid those things: adhere to justice, piety, faith, charity, patience, and benignity of temper.

I conjure you in the name of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is to judge the living and the dead, at his appearance in his kingdom,

The ministry

he was of our number, and shared in the functions of this ministry.

and after they had by prayers and fastings establish'd Pastors for them in every church, they recommended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Let men consider us, as the ministers of Christ, who dispense the divine mysteries.

It is he then that made some, apostles: some, prophets: some, evangelists: and others, pastors, and teachers:

If you represent these things to the brethren, you will appear to be a true minister of Jesus Christ, brought up in the institutions of faith, and the true doctrine to which you were attach'd.

For which reason I remind you to exert the divine gifts you received, when I gave you the imposition of hands.

and what you heard me deliver in the presence of many, intrust to such persons of integrity as are qualified to instruct others

Fulfil

be you then entirely upon the watch: be insensible to toil: perform the work of an evangelist, and discharge your ministerial function.