Colossians 4:8
Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
KJV
ὃν ἔπεμψα πρὸς ὑμᾶς εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο, ἵνα γνῶτε τὰ περὶ ἡμῶν καὶ παρακαλέσῃ τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν,
Greek NT
quem misi ad vos ad hoc ipsum, ut cognoscat quæ circa vos sunt, et consoletur corda vestra,
Vulgate
whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts;
ASV
What I have sent to you for this same purpose, that he may know the things that concern you and comfort your hearts:
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- γνῶτε — SBLGNT
- γνῶτε — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- γνῷ — Robinson-Pierpont
- ἡμῶν — SBLGNT
- ἡμῶν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ὑμῶν — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 14:3 — But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
- 1Cor 16:18 — For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.
- Col 2:2 — That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of C
- Col 2:2 — That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of C
- Eph 6:22 — Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
- Phil 2:19 — But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.