Testing_ABC_en_tn/en_tn_52-COL.tsv

1	Book	Chapter	Verse	ID	SupportReference	OrigQuote	Occurrence	GLQuote	OccurrenceNote
2	COL	1	1	fny3		ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος Θεοῦ	1	an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God	whom God chose to be an apostle of Christ Jesus
3	COL	1	3	q1su	figs-exclusive		0	We give ... our Lord ... we always	These words do not include the Colossians. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
4	COL	1	4	km8w	figs-exclusive	ἀκούσαντες	1	We have heard	Paul is excluding his audience. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
5	COL	1	4	z6eb		πίστιν ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ	1	your faith in Christ Jesus	your belief in Christ Jesus
6	COL	1	6	ait7		τὴν χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ	1	the grace of God in truth	the true grace of God
7	COL	1	7	pz3h	translate-names	Ἐπαφρᾶ	1	Epaphras	the man who preached the gospel to the people in Colossae (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
8	COL	1	9	iyq4			0	Connecting Statement:	Because the Spirit has enabled them to love others, Paul prays for them and tells them here how he prays for them.
9	COL	1	9	s83e			0	Because of this love	Because the Holy Spirit has enabled you to love other believers
10	COL	1	9	u7zh			0	from the day we heard this	from the day Epaphras told us these things
11	COL	1	9	mzz8		ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ καὶ συνέσει πνευματικῇ	1	in all wisdom and spiritual understanding	, so that the Holy Spirit will make you wise and able to understand what God wants you to do
12	COL	1	10	vv4g			0	in pleasing ways	in ways that will please the Lord
13	COL	1	10	vfp3	figs-metaphor	καρποφοροῦντες	1	will bear fruit	Paul is speaking of the Colossian believers as if they were trees or plants. As a plant grows and bears fruit, so also believers are to keep getting to know God better and doing good deeds. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
14	COL	1	11	mzf2	figs-metaphor	εἰς πᾶσαν ὑπομονὴν καὶ μακροθυμίαν	1	into all perseverance and patience	Paul speaks of the Colossian believers as if God would move them into a location of perseverance and patience. In reality, he is praying that they will never stop trusting in God and that they will be completely patient as they honor him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
15	COL	1	12	t5lw		ἱκανώσαντι ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν μερίδα	1	has made you able to have a share	has allowed you to share
16	COL	1	12	lt2q		ἱκανώσαντι ὑμᾶς	1	has made you able	Here Paul is focusing on his readers as receivers of God's blessings. But he does not mean that he himself has no share in those blessings.
17	COL	1	12	r2zw	figs-metaphor	κλήρου	1	inheritance	Receiving what God has promised believers is spoken of as if it were inheriting property and wealth from a family member. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
18	COL	1	13	g9d3			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul talks about the ways in which Christ is excellent.
19	COL	1	13	mv87		ὃς ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς	1	He has rescued us	God has rescued us
20	COL	1	17	wk9y		αὐτός ἐστιν πρὸ πάντων	1	He himself is before all things	It is he who existed before all things
21	COL	1	18	qsf3		αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ	1	He is the head	Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the head
22	COL	1	18	q8i3	figs-metaphor	αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ σώματος, τῆς ἐκκλησίας	1	He is the head of the body, the church	Paul speaks of Jesus' position over the church as if he were the head on the human body. As the head rules the body, so does Jesus rule the church. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
23	COL	1	18	s12x		πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν	1	firstborn from among the dead	Jesus is the first person to die and come back to life, never to die again.
24	COL	1	20	zh4u	guidelines-sonofgodprinciples		0	Son	This is an important title for Jesus, the Son of God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples]])
25	COL	1	20	as3p		διὰ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ σταυροῦ αὐτοῦ	1	through the blood of his cross	by means of the blood Jesus shed on the cross
26	COL	1	21	kv5u			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul makes it clear that God has now revealed that Christ exchanges the sin of Gentile believers for his holiness.
27	COL	1	21	imq1		καὶ ὑμᾶς ποτε	1	At one time, you also	There was a time when you Colossian believers also
28	COL	1	22	ejt4	figs-metaphor	παραστῆσαι ὑμᾶς ἁγίους ... ἀμώμους, καὶ ἀνεγκλήτους, κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ	1	to present you holy, blameless, and above reproach before him	Paul is describing the Colossians as though Jesus had physically cleaned them, put them in clean clothes, and brought them to stand before God the Father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
29	COL	1	23	d9kg	figs-activepassive	τοῦ ... κηρυχθέντος	1	that was proclaimed	that believers proclaimed (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
30	COL	1	23	q21b		ἐν πάσῃ κτίσει τῇ ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν	1	to every person created under heaven	to every person in the world
31	COL	1	24	rcw3		ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου	1	I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ	Paul speaks about the suffering that he continues to experience. He may be acknowledging here that there is much suffering that he and all other Christians must endure before Christ comes again, and that Christ in a spiritual sense joins with them in experiencing these hardships. Paul certainly does not mean that Christ's sufferings alone were not enough to provide salvation for the believers.
32	COL	1	24	fm9y	figs-metaphor	ἀνταναπληρῶ ... ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου	1	I fill up in my flesh	Paul speaks of his body as if it were a container that could hold suffering. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
33	COL	1	24	mge9	figs-metaphor	ὑπὲρ ... τοῦ ... σώματος αὐτοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἡ ἐκκλησία	1	for the sake of his body, which is the church	Paul often speaks of the church, the group of all Christian believers, as if it were Christ's body. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
34	COL	1	27	c7ln	figs-metaphor	Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν	1	Christ in you	Paul speaks of the believers as if they were actual containers in which Christ is present. This is one of his ways of expressing the union of the believers with Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
35	COL	1	27	mr83		ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς δόξης	1	the hope of glory	so you can confidently expect to share in God's glory
36	COL	1	28	va1x	figs-exclusive		0	we proclaim ... We admonish ... we teach ... we may present	These words do not include the Colossians. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
37	COL	1	28	na8w		νουθετοῦντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον	1	We admonish every person	We warn everyone
38	COL	2	1	tt6v			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul continues to encourage the believers in Colossae and Laodicea to understand that Christ is God and that he lives in believers, so they should live in the same way they received him.
39	COL	2	1	dqg5		ἡλίκον ἀγῶνα ἔχω ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν	1	how great a struggle I have had for you	Paul has exerted much effort in developing their purity and understanding of the gospel.
40	COL	2	1	fn4z		τῶν ἐν Λαοδικίᾳ	1	those at Laodicea	This was a city very close to Colossae where there was also a church for which Paul was praying.
41	COL	2	2	a4px		συμβιβασθέντες	1	brought together	This means brought together in a close relationship.
42	COL	2	2	kdg8	figs-metaphor	πᾶν πλοῦτος τῆς πληροφορίας τῆς συνέσεως	1	all the riches of full assurance of understanding	Paul speaks of a person who is completely sure that the good news is true as though that person were rich in physical things. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
43	COL	2	2	qgi2		τοῦ μυστηρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ	1	the secret truth of God	This is knowledge that can be revealed only by God.
44	COL	2	2	v13e		Χριστοῦ	1	that is, Christ	Jesus Christ is the secret truth revealed by God.
45	COL	2	3	vd98	figs-doublet	τῆς σοφίας καὶ γνώσεως	1	wisdom and knowledge	These words mean basically the same thing here. Paul uses them together to emphasize that all spiritual understanding comes from Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
46	COL	2	4	j8di		ὑμᾶς παραλογίζηται	1	trick	This means to cause someone to believe something that is not true, so he acts on that belief, and suffers harm as a result.
47	COL	2	4	y4r3		ἐν πιθανολογίᾳ	1	persuasive speech	speech that will make a person think differently
48	COL	2	5	ev9p		τὴν τάξιν	1	good order	doing things properly
49	COL	2	5	hth1			0	the strength of your faith	how nothing and no one can cause you to stop believing
50	COL	2	7	fw47	figs-metaphor	ἐρριζωμένοι ... ἐν αὐτῷ	1	Be rooted in him	Paul speaks of a person with true faith in Christ as if that person were a tree growing in solid ground with deep roots. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
51	COL	2	7	tb5m	figs-metaphor		0	be built on him	Paul speaks of a person with true faith in Christ as if that person were a building that has a strong foundation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
52	COL	2	7	yh83		βεβαιούμενοι τῇ πίστει	1	be established in faith	trust in Jesus for everything
53	COL	2	8	cbw5			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul urges the believers to be careful not to turn to the words and rules of others because nothing can add to the fullness of God that believers have in Christ.
54	COL	2	8	lm1v			0	See that	Make sure that
55	COL	2	8	ga9l	figs-metaphor		0	captures you	Paul speaks of the way a person can believe false teachings (because they believe false things or love the wrong things) as if someone had physically caught and held that person by force. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
56	COL	2	8	p3vx		τῆς φιλοσοφίας	1	philosophy	religious doctrines and beliefs that are not from God's word but are based on man's thoughts about God and life
57	COL	2	8	t8xx	figs-metaphor	κενῆς ἀπάτης	1	empty deceit	Paul speaks of false ideas that produce nothing and so are without value as though they are containers with nothing in them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
58	COL	2	9	ahq5		ἐν αὐτῷ κατοικεῖ πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα τῆς Θεότητος σωματικῶς	1	in him all the fullness of God lives in bodily form	God's total nature lives in physical form in Christ
59	COL	2	10	je36	figs-metaphor		0	who is the head over every power and authority	Christ is the ruler over every other ruler (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
60	COL	2	11	ii43	figs-metaphor	περιτομῇ ἀχειροποιήτῳ	1	a circumcision not done by humans	With this metaphor, Paul says that God has made Christian believers acceptable to himself in a way that reminded him of circumcision, the ceremony through which Hebrew male babies were added to the community of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
61	COL	2	13	f9ms	figs-metaphor		0	you were dead ... he made you alive	With this metaphor Paul speaks of coming into new spiritual life as if it were coming back to life physically. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
62	COL	2	13	wh4z		νεκροὺς ... ἐν τοῖς παραπτώμασιν καὶ τῇ ἀκροβυστίᾳ τῆς σαρκὸς ὑμῶν	1	dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh	You were dead on two accounts: 1) you were spiritually dead, living a life of sin against Christ and 2) you were not circumcised according to the law of Moses.
63	COL	2	13	k2hw		χαρισάμενος ἡμῖν πάντα τὰ παραπτώματα	1	forgave us all of our trespasses	he forgave us, both us Jews and you Gentiles, of all our trespasses
64	COL	2	14	w22z	figs-metaphor	ἐξαλείψας τὸ καθ’ ἡμῶν χειρόγραφον τοῖς δόγμασιν, ὃ ἦν ὑπεναντίον ἡμῖν	1	He canceled the written record of debts that stood against us	Paul speaks of the way God forgives our sins as if it were the way a person, to whom many people owe money or goods, destroys the record of that debt so they do not have to pay him back. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
65	COL	2	15	gh24	figs-metaphor		0	made a public spectacle of them	In Roman times, it was common practice for the Roman armies to have a victory parade when they returned home, displaying all the prisoners they had captured and goods they had obtained. God was victorious over the evil powers and authorities. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
66	COL	2	18	kn5d	figs-metaphor	ἑόρακεν ἐμβατεύων	1	enters into the things he has seen	Here Paul speaks about people who claim to have dreams and visions from God and who talk proudly about them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
67	COL	2	18	wp42	figs-metaphor	φυσιούμενος	1	puffed up	Here a person who boasts is spoken of as if he were an object into which someone had blown air to make it larger than it should be. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
68	COL	2	20	yg7h	figs-metaphor	εἰ ἀπεθάνετε σὺν Χριστῷ ἀπὸ τῶν στοιχείων τοῦ κόσμου	1	If you died together with Christ to the elements of the world	With this metaphor, Paul speaks of a believer as a person who is spiritually united with Christ: as Christ died, so the believer has spiritually died; as Christ has come back to life, so the believer has come back to spiritual life, that is, to responsiveness to God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
69	COL	2	20	uu77		ὡς ζῶντες ἐν κόσμῳ δογματίζεσθε	1	live as obligated to the world	think you must obey the desires of the world
70	COL	2	20	fe1k	figs-metonymy	τοῦ κόσμου	1	the world	the thoughts, desires, and assumptions of the sinful majority of the world's people (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
71	COL	2	23	y2dc			0	These rules have the wisdom of self-made religion and humility and severity of the body	These rules seem wise to unbelieving people because they allow those who follow them to appear humble because they hurt their own bodies
72	COL	2	23	e7p5		οὐκ ἐν τιμῇ τινι πρὸς πλησμονὴν τῆς σαρκός	1	have no value against the indulgence of the flesh	do not help you stop following your human desires
73	COL	3	1	ya97			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul warns the believers that because they are one with Christ, they ought not do certain things.
74	COL	3	1	p3fw		ἄνω	1	things above	things in heaven
75	COL	3	3	l9yk	figs-metaphor	ἀπεθάνετε γάρ	1	For you have died	As Christ actually died, so God counts the Colossian believers as having died with Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
76	COL	3	4	n4nj	figs-metonymy		0	who is your life	Christ is the one who gives spiritual life to the believer. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
77	COL	3	5	p9w9		ἀκαθαρσίαν	1	uncleanness	impure behavior
78	COL	3	5	e65k		πάθος	1	passion	strong, lustful desire
79	COL	3	6	s9lm		ὀργὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ	1	wrath of God	God's anger against those who do evil as shown by what he does to punish them.
80	COL	3	8	d3wr			0	evil intentions	desire to do wicked deeds
81	COL	3	8	lgz1		βλασφημίαν	1	insults	speech used to hurt others
82	COL	3	8	f59z		αἰσχρολογίαν	1	obscene speech	words that do not belong in polite conversation
83	COL	3	9	c6tk			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul continues to tell the believers how to live and reminds them that Christians should treat everyone according to the same standard.
84	COL	3	9	vsd8	figs-metaphor	ἀπεκδυσάμενοι τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον σὺν ταῖς πράξεσιν αὐτοῦ	1	you have taken off the old man with its practices	Here Paul is speaking of a Christian's rejecting his old sinful life as if it were an old garment that he takes off in order to put on a new garment. It was very common for Israelites such as Paul to speak of moral qualities as if they were pieces of clothing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
85	COL	3	10	brx6	figs-metaphor		0	and you have put on the new man	Here Paul is speaking of a Christian's rejecting his old sinful life as if it were an old garment that he takes off (verse 9) in order to put on a new garment. It was very common for Israelites such as Paul to speak of moral qualities as if they were pieces of clothing. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
86	COL	3	10	d15v	figs-metonymy	εἰκόνα	1	the image	This refers to Jesus Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
87	COL	3	11	vt4t		βάρβαρος	1	barbarian	a foreigner who does not know local customs
88	COL	3	11	n7by		Σκύθης	1	Scythian	This is someone from the land of Scythia, which was outside the Roman Empire. Greeks and Romans used this word for someone who grew up in a place where everyone did wicked things all the time.
89	COL	3	13	rts1		χαριζόμενοι ἑαυτοῖς	1	Be gracious to each other	Treat each other better than they deserve for you to treat them
90	COL	3	16	h5k9		νουθετοῦντες ἑαυτοὺς	1	admonish one another	caution and encourage one another
91	COL	3	16	ubi5			0	with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs	with all sorts of songs to praise God
92	COL	3	17	g8p8		ἐν λόγῳ ἢ ἐν ἔργῳ	1	in word or in deed	in speaking or in acting
93	COL	3	17	bv84	figs-metaphor	δι’ αὐτοῦ	1	through him	Possible meanings are 1) because he has done great deeds or 2) because he has made it possible for people to speak to God and so give him thanks. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
94	COL	3	18	flu9			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul then gives some special instructions to wives, husbands, children, fathers, slaves, and masters.
95	COL	3	18	tt9u		αἱ γυναῖκες, ὑποτάσσεσθε τοῖς ἀνδράσιν	1	Wives, submit to	Wives, obey
96	COL	3	21	bvi3		μὴ ἐρεθίζετε τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν	1	do not provoke your children	do not needlessly make your children angry
97	COL	3	22	cx6a		ὑπακούετε ... τοῖς κατὰ σάρκα κυρίοις	1	obey your masters according to the flesh	obey your human masters
98	COL	3	22	iy1n		πάντα ... μὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοδουλεία, ὡς ἀνθρωπάρεσκοι	1	things, not with eyeservice as people pleasers	things. Do not obey only when your master is watching, as though you need only to please people
99	COL	3	23	arw4		ὡς τῷ Κυρίῳ	1	as to the Lord	as you would work for the Lord
100	COL	3	24	f3ed		Κυρίου ... τὴν ἀνταπόδοσιν τῆς κληρονομίας	1	the reward of the inheritance	the inheritance as your reward
101	COL	3	24	p3pw	figs-metaphor	κληρονομίας	1	inheritance	Receiving what God has promised believers is spoken of as if it were inheriting property and wealth from a family member. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
102	COL	3	25	ak8j		ἀδικῶν	1	who does unrighteousness	who actively does wrong of any kind
103	COL	4	1	qhd2			0	Connecting Statement:	After speaking to masters, Paul ends his special instructions to the different kinds of believers in the church at Colossae.
104	COL	4	1	ae3y	figs-doublet	τὸ δίκαιον καὶ τὴν ἰσότητα	1	right and fair	These words mean almost the same thing and are used to emphasize the things that are morally correct. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
105	COL	4	1	t9wy		καὶ ... ὑμεῖς ἔχετε Κύριον ἐν οὐρανῷ	1	you also have a master in heaven	God wants the relationship between an earthly master and his slave to be loving the way God, the heavenly master, loves his earthly servants, including the earthly slaves' masters.
106	COL	4	2	wx86			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul continues to give instructions to believers on how to live and speak.
107	COL	4	3	lj4f		ἀνοίξῃ ... θύραν τοῦ λόγου	1	open a door for the word	make an opportunity for us tp preach his message
108	COL	4	3	ce37		τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ	1	the secret truth of Christ	This refers to the gospel of Jesus Christ, which was not understood before Christ came.
109	COL	4	4	hm5w			0	Pray that I may make it clear	Pray that I might be able to speak the message of Jesus Christ clearly
110	COL	4	7	vtb1			0	General Information:	Onesimus was a slave of Philemon in Colossae. He had stolen money from Philemon and run away to Rome where he became a Christian through the ministry of Paul. Now Tychicus and Onesimus are the ones bringing Paul's letter to Colossae.
111	COL	4	7	ut91			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul closes with special instructions about certain people as well as greetings to and from individual believers.
112	COL	4	7	xzz4		τὰ κατ’ ἐμὲ	1	the things concerning me	everything that has been happening to me
113	COL	4	8	vyq5	figs-exclusive	τὰ περὶ ἡμῶν	1	about us	These words do not include the Colossians. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
114	COL	4	9	yqh9		τῷ πιστῷ καὶ ἀγαπητῷ ἀδελφῷ	1	the faithful and beloved brother	Paul calls Onesimus a fellow Christian and servant of Christ.
115	COL	4	9	n15d		ὑμῖν γνωρίσουσιν	1	They will tell	Tychicus and Onesimus will tell
116	COL	4	9	vb7j		πάντα ... τὰ ὧδε	1	everything that has happened here	They will tell the Colossian believers all that is taking place where Paul is currently living. Tradition says Paul was in Rome under house arrest or in prison at this time.
117	COL	4	10	wmf4		Ἀρίσταρχος	1	Aristarchus	He was in prison with Paul in Ephesus when Paul wrote this letter to the Colossians.
118	COL	4	10	cg3a		ἐὰν ἔλθῃ	1	if he comes	if Mark comes
119	COL	4	11	bm6s		Ἰησοῦς, ὁ λεγόμενος Ἰοῦστος	1	Jesus who is called Justus	This is a man who also worked with Paul.
120	COL	4	11	p8e9		ἐκ περιτομῆς οὗτοι, μόνοι	1	These alone of the circumcision	These men—Aristarchus, Mark, and Justus—alone of the circumcision
121	COL	4	12	et2g			0	General Information:	Laodicea and Hierapolis were towns close to Colossae.
122	COL	4	12	gg86		Ἐπαφρᾶς	1	Epaphras	Epaphras was the man who had preached the good news to the people in Colossae ([Colossians 1:7](../01/07.md)).
123	COL	4	12	ek51		δοῦλος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ	1	a slave of Christ Jesus	a committed disciple of Christ Jesus
124	COL	4	12	p8ff		πάντοτε ἀγωνιζόμενος ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς	1	always strives for you in prayer	earnestly prays for you
125	COL	4	12	nuh9		σταθῆτε τέλειοι καὶ πεπληροφορημένοι	1	you may stand complete and fully assured	you may stand mature and confident
126	COL	4	13	k8vv		μαρτυρῶ ... αὐτῷ, ὅτι ἔχει πολὺν πόνον ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν	1	I bear witness of him, that he works hard for you	I have observed that he has worked very hard for you
127	COL	4	14	hq1k		Δημᾶς	1	Demas	This is another co-worker with Paul.
128	COL	4	15	sc5g		τοὺς ἐν Λαοδικίᾳ ἀδελφοὺς	1	brothers	Here this means fellow Christians, including both men and women.
129	COL	4	15	zkp3		τοὺς ἐν Λαοδικίᾳ ἀδελφοὺς	1	in Laodicea	a city very close to Colossae where there was also a church
130	COL	4	18	an7s			0	Connecting Statement:	Paul closes his letter with a greeting written in his own handwriting.