Colossians 4:16

And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
when	ὅταν hotan	G3752	whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertain… · conjunction
this	ἡ hē	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative singular feminine
epistle	ἐπιστολή, epistolē	G1992	a written message · noun — nominative singular feminine
read	ἀναγνωσθῇ anagnōsthēa	G314	to know again · verb — aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular
among	παρ᾽ par᾽	G3844	properly · preposition
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
cause	ποιήσατε poiēsate	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
read	ἀναγνωσθῇ, anagnōsthēa	G314	to know again · verb — aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
church	ἐκκλησίᾳ ekklēsia	G1577	a calling out · noun — dative singular feminine
Laodiceans	Λαοδικέων Laodikeōn	G2994	a Laodicean · noun — genitive plural masculine, a people or place name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
ye	ὑμεῖς hymeîs	G5210	you (as subjective of verb)
likewise	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
read	ἀναγνῶτε. anagnōte	G314	to know again · verb — second aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural
the	τῇ tēa	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — dative singular feminine
from	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
Laodicea	Λαοδικείας Laodikeias	G2993	Laodicia · noun — genitive singular feminine, a place

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Thessalonians 5:27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
2 Thessalonians 3:14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Colossians 4:7–end

In the close of this epistle the apostle does several of his friends the honour to leave their names upon record, with some testimony of his respect, which will be spoken of wherever the gospel comes, and last to the end of the world. I. Concerning Tychicus, Col 4:7. By him this epistle was sent; and he does not give them an account in writing of his present state, because Tychicus would do it by word of mouth more fully and particularly. He knew they would be glad to hear how it fared with him. The churches cannot but be concerned for good ministers and desirous to know their state. He gives him this character, A beloved brother and faithful minister. Paul, though a great apostle, owns a fa…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Colossians 4:16

the epistle from Laodicea--namely, the Epistle which I wrote to the Laodiceans, and which you will get from them on applying to them. Not the Epistle to the Ephesians. See Introduction to Ephesians and Introduction to Colossians. The Epistles from the apostles were publicly read in the church assemblies. IGNATIUS [Epistle to the Ephesians, 12], POLYCARP [Epistle to the Philippians, 3.11,12], CLEMENT [Epistle to the Corinthians, 1. 47], Th1 5:27; Rev 1:3, "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear." Thus, they and the Gospels were put on a level with the Old Testament, which was similarly read (Deu 31:11). The Holy Spirit inspired Paul to write, besides those extant, other Epistles which…

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Adam Clarke on Colossians 4:16

Cause that it be read also in the Church of the Laodiceans - That is: Let a copy be taken, and sent to them, that it may be read there also. This appears to have been a regular custom in the apostolic Church. That ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea - Some suppose that this was an epistle sent from Laodicea to the apostle, which he now sent by Aristarchus to the Colossians, that they might peruse it; that thereby they might see the propriety of sending a copy of his epistle to them, to the Laodicean Church. Many eminent critics are of this opinion, which appears to me to be both forced and far fetched. Others think that the Epistle to the Ephesians is the epistle in question, and that…

The Church Fathers

Of Crete, Titus. Of Athens, Dionysius. Of Tripoli in Phoenicia, Marathones. Of Laodicea in Phrygia, Archippus.
— Apostolic Constitutions, CONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES

"And when this Epistle hath been read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans." I suppose there are some of the things therein written, which it was needful that those also should hear. And they would have the greater advantage of recognizing their own errors in the charges brought against others. "And that ye also read the Epistle from Laodicea." Some say that this is not Paul's to them, but theirs to Paul, for he said not that to the Laodiceans, but that written "from Laodicea."
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Colossians 12

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Dictionary and topics

Colosse — more properly Colos’sae, was a city of Phrygia in Asia Minor, in the upper part of the basin of the Maeander, on the Lycus. Hierapolis and Laodicea were in its immediate neighborhood. (Colossians…
Laodicea — The city of this name mentioned in Scripture lay on the confines of Phrygia and Lydia, about 40 miles east of Ephesus (Rev. 3:14), on the banks of the Lycus. It was originally called Diospolis and…
Laodicea, Epistle from — (Col. 4:16), was probably the Epistle to the Ephesians, as designed for general circulation. It would reach the Colossians by way of Laodicea.
Laodiceans — the inhabitants of Laodicea. (Colossians 4:16; Revelation 3:14)
Lapidoth — Torches. Deborah is called “the wife of Lapidoth” (Judg. 4:4). Some have rendered the expression “a woman of a fiery spirit,” under the supposition that Lapidoth is not a proper name, a woman of a…
Laodicea · Epistle to the Colossians to be read in — Epistle to the Colossians to be read in
Word Of God · To be read publicly — To be read publicly

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Colossians 4:16

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Colossians 4:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Colossians 4:16

Adam Clarke on Colossians 4:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Colossians 4:16

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Colossians 4:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Colossians 4:16

Adam Clarke on Colossians 4:16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Colossians 4:16

John Calvin on Colossians 4:14–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Colossians 4:16