October 16, 2024 PORTALS OF PRAYER READINGS
Colossians 4:7-18
Final Greetings
7 Tychicus will tell you all about my
activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant[a] in the Lord. 8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that
you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, 9 and with him Onesimus, our
faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of
everything that has taken place here.
10 Aristarchus my
fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom
you have received instructions—if he comes to you, welcome him), 11 and Jesus who is called
Justus. These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for
the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me. 12 Epaphras, who is one of
you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in
his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
13 For I bear him
witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in
Hierapolis. 14 Luke
the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas. 15 Give my greetings to the
brothers[b] at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church
in her house. 16 And
when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of
the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
17 And say to Archippus,
“See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord.”
18 I, Paul, write
this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
Footnotes
- Colossians 4:7 For
the contextual rendering of the Greek word sundoulos, see Preface
- Colossians 4:15 Or brothers and sisters
Psalm 133
When
Brothers Dwell in Unity
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
133 Behold,
how good and pleasant it is
when
brothers dwell in unity![a]
2 It is like the
precious oil on the head,
running
down on the beard,
on the beard of Aaron,
running
down on the collar of his robes!
3 It is like the dew of
Hermon,
which
falls on the mountains of Zion!
For there the Lord has
commanded the blessing,
life
forevermore.
Footnotes
- Psalm 133:1 Or dwell
together
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