just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf
Thanksgiving belongs in every prayer, paired with rejoicing over the same matter. Paul gives thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for their faith in Christ, their love toward the saints, and their hope laid up in heaven, the three principal graces that mark a Christian life.
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Commenting on Colossians 1:3-8
Epaphras, a fellow servant of Christ with the apostles, was precious to them for his grace, gifts, and faithfulness in ministry. He preached Christ crucified, sought not his own glory but His master's, and concealed no part of his message but freely declared the whole to those He served.
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Epaphras had taught the Colossians the true nature of the gospel, and Paul's strong attachment to him, formed through their acquaintance, serves to confirm his doctrine against the false teachers troubling their church.
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