Colossians 4:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.”
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“I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;”
King James Version · Public Domain“whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“whom I did send unto you for this very thing, that he might know the things concerning you, and might comfort your hearts,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Colossians 4:8 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.
- Isaiah 61:2to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,
- 1 Corinthians 4:17That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.
- 2 Corinthians 1:4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
- 2 Corinthians 2:7So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
- 2 Corinthians 12:18I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
- Ephesians 6:22I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.
- Philippians 2:28Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.
- Colossians 2:2that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
- 1 Thessalonians 2:11For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—
- 1 Thessalonians 3:2We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be in vain.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:18Therefore encourage one another with these words.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:17encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.
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