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

and to the beloved Apphia, and to Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

Take

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the church of the Lord, which he purchased with his own blood.

Give heed to thyself, and to thy teaching; continue in them; for in doing this thou wilt save both thyself and them that hear thee.

But do thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

I charge thee before God, and Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom;

The ministry

For he was numbered among us, and obtained the allotment of this ministry.

And having appointed for them elders in every church, they prayed with fasting, and commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed.

Let a man so account us, as servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

If thou lay these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, with which thou art well acquainted.

For which cause I remind thee to stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the laying on of my hands;

and the things which thou didst hear from me before many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, such as will be able to teach others also.

Fulfil

But be thou watchful in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully accomplish thy ministry.