Colossians 4:8

Exhortations Regarding Fellow Workers

⁷ Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-bondman in the Lord, will make known to you all that concerns me; ⁸ whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that he might know your state, and that he might encourage your hearts: ⁹ with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known to you everything here.

For This Purpose

For This Very Reason

Onesimus

Ephesians 6:22

whom I have sent to you for this very thing, that ye may know of our affairs and that he may encourage your hearts.

Colossians 2:2

to the end that their hearts may be encouraged, being united together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the full knowledge of the mystery of God;

Isaiah 40:1

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

Isaiah 61:2-3

to proclaim the acceptable year of Jehovah, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

1 Corinthians 4:17

For this reason I have sent to you Timotheus, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who shall put you in mind of my ways as they are in Christ, according as I teach everywhere in every assembly.

2 Corinthians 1:4

who encourages us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to encourage those who are in any tribulation whatever, through the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged of God.

2 Corinthians 2:7

so that on the contrary ye should rather shew grace and encourage, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with excessive grief.

2 Corinthians 12:18

I begged Titus, and sent the brother with him: did Titus at all make gain of you? have we not walked in the same spirit? have we not in the same steps?

Philippians 2:28

I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that seeing him ye might again rejoice, and that I might be the less sorrowful.

1 Thessalonians 2:11

as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,

1 Thessalonians 3:2

and sent Timotheus, our brother and fellow-workman under God in the glad tidings of Christ, to confirm you and encourage you concerning your faith,

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this reason I also, no longer able to refrain myself, sent to know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter had tempted you and our labour should be come to nothing.

1 Thessalonians 4:18

So encourage one another with these words.)

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Wherefore encourage one another, and build up each one the other, even as also ye do.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

But we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, sustain the weak, be patient towards all.

2 Thessalonians 2:17

encourage your hearts, and establish you in every good work and word.