Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
Tychicus carries this letter so he can tell them Paul's full condition by word of mouth, which matters more to them than mere writing. Paul calls him a beloved brother and faithful minister, mark that a great apostle owns a faithful minister as brother, for faithfulness itself is lovely and commands affection.
AI summary
Commenting on Colossians 4:7-18
Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose,.... That is, to relate to them his affairs both temporal and spiritual; and also, that he might know your estate. The Arabic version renders it, "that I may know your estate" by him when he returned again; as whether they continued steadfast in the Gospel, and observed the order, ordinances, and discipline of it; how...
Verse 8. . (*) "estate" "no definition given"