Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
This greeting [is being written] by me, Paul, in my own handwriting. Remember my imprisonment. [Note: This was probably a request for them to pray for him]. May God's favor be with you.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
Holman Bible
This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my imprisonment.
International Standard Version
This greeting is written with my own signature "Paul." Remember that I remain imprisoned. May grace be with you! Amen.
A Conservative Version
The salutation of Paul by my hand. Remember my bonds. Grace is with you. Truly.
American Standard Version
The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.
Amplified
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. May grace (God’s unmerited favor and blessing) be with you.
Anderson New Testament
The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
Bible in Basic English
I, Paul, give you this word of love in my handwriting. Keep in memory that I am a prisoner. Grace be with you.
Common New Testament
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
Daniel Mace New Testament
have received from the Lord. I Paul salute you, and this salutation I write with my own hand. remember my bonds. grace be with you. AMEN.
Darby Translation
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.
Godbey New Testament
Salutation of me Paul with my own hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.
Goodspeed New Testament
This farewell is in my own hand, from Paul. Remember that I am in prison. God bless you.
John Wesley New Testament
The salutation of me Paul by my own hand. Be mindful of my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
Julia Smith Translation
The greeting of Paul by my hand. Remember my bonds. Grace with you. Amen.
King James 2000
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The greeting [is] by my hand, Paul's. Remember my {imprisonment}. Grace [be] with you.
Modern King James verseion
The salutation of Paul, by my own hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The salutation by the hand of me, Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you, Amen. {Sent from Rome by Tychicus and Onesimus.}
Moffatt New Testament
This salutation is in my own hand, from Paul. 'Remember I am in prison. Grace be with you.'
Montgomery New Testament
I, Paul, add this farewell in my own handwriting. Do not forget these chains of mine. Grace be with you.
NET Bible
I, Paul, write this greeting by my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
New Heart English Bible
The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you.
Noyes New Testament
The salutation by the hand of me, Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.
Sawyer New Testament
The salutation with my hand, Paul's. Remember my bonds. The grace be with you.
The Emphasized Bible
The salutation of me Paul, with my own hand: - keep in mind my bonds. Favour be with you!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
The salutation of Paul with mine own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.
Twentieth Century New Testament
I, Paul, add this greeting in my own handwriting. Remember these chains of mine. God's blessing be with you.
Webster
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
Weymouth New Testament
I Paul add with my own hand this final greeting. Be mindful of me in my imprisonment. Grace be with you.
Williams New Testament
This farewell greeting is in my own hand, from Paul. Remember that I am still a prisoner. Spiritual blessing be with you.
World English Bible
The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
Worrell New Testament
The salutation, with my hand, of Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.
Worsley New Testament
The salutation of me Paul, with my own hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
Youngs Literal Translation
The salutation by the hand of me, Paul; remember my bonds; the grace is with you. Amen.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 4:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Final Greeting And Benediction
17 And tell Archippus [Note: He may have been the preacher at Colosse or Laodicia. See Philemon 1:1-2], "See to it that you fulfill your ministry [there], which you have received in [the service of] the Lord." 18 This greeting [is being written] by me, Paul, in my own handwriting. Remember my imprisonment. [Note: This was probably a request for them to pray for him]. May God's favor be with you.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Corinthians 16:21
These greetings are being written with my own hand. [See II Thess. 3:17].
1 Timothy 6:21
which some people have claimed [to have], and in doing so have strayed from the faith. May [God's] unearned favor be upon you.
2 Timothy 4:22
May the Lord be with your spirit [i.e., close to you]. May God's unearned favor be with you.
Hebrews 13:3
Remember [to pray for and help] those who are in prison, as though you [yourselves] were in prison with them. [Remember] those who are being mistreated, realizing that you [yourselves] also share [with them] a physical body [i.e., you are subject to the same kind of trials].
Hebrews 13:25
May God's unearned favor be with all of you. May it be so.
Titus 3:15
All those who are with me send you their greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith [i.e., our fellow Christians]. May God's unearned favor be with all of you.
Romans 16:20
And the God, who brings peace, will soon crush Satan under your feet [i.e., bring an end to the divisive work of the false teachers there]. May the unearned favor of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Romans 16:23
Gaius, who is hosting me [i.e., Paul] and the whole church [here], sends you his greetings. [Note: This was probably the Gaius who lived in Corinth (I Cor. 1:14) and was apparently both wealthy and generous]. Erastus, the city treasurer [of Corinth] sends his greetings to you, along with our brother Quartus. {{Some manuscripts contain verse 24), which repeats the benediction of verse 20}}
2 Corinthians 13:14
May the favor of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
Philippians 1:7
It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart [i.e., you are dear to me], for you people are sharing in God's unearned favor with me [Note: Paul here refers to his ministry], both in my imprisonment and in my defense and confirmation of the Gospel [i.e., in my efforts to give proof of the Gospel's truth].
Colossians 4:3
At the same time, pray for us also, that God will open up a door [of opportunity] for [proclaiming] the message, so we can tell about the [previously] hidden secret of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned.
2 Thessalonians 3:17
This greeting [is being written] by me, Paul, in my own handwriting; it is the signature I write in every letter.
2 Timothy 1:8
So, do not be ashamed to testify for our Lord, or ashamed of [being associated with] me, His prisoner, but [be willing to] suffer hardship with me for the sake of the Gospel, relying on God's power [to sustain you].