Colossians 4:8

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Summary

Colossians 4:8

Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;

I have

1 Thessalonians 3:5

And comfort

General references

Ephesians 6:22

Bible References

I have

For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every church.

I urged Titus to go, and I sent the brother with him. Titus did not take any advantage of you, did he? Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit and walk in the same steps?

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know about us, and that he may comfort your hearts.

Therefore I have sent him all the more eagerly so that when you see him again you may rejoice and I may be less concerned about you.

For this reason, when I could endure it no longer, I also sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor would be in vain.

And comfort

that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself,

“Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.

To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord
And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn,

who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, otherwise such a one might be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and

imploring each one of you as a father would his own children,

and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you as to your faith,

Therefore comfort one another with these words.

Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.

comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.

General references

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know about us, and that he may comfort your hearts.