KJV: For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
YLT: for I do testify to him, that he hath much zeal for you, and those in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis.
Darby: For I bear him witness that he labours much for you, and them in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
ASV: For I bear him witness, that he hath much labor for you, and for them in Laodicea, and for them in Hierapolis.
| μαρτυρῶ | I bear witness |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular Root: μαρτυρέω Sense: to be a witness, to bear witness, i.e. to affirm that one has seen or heard or experienced something, or that he knows it because taught by divine revelation or inspiration. |
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| αὐτῷ | to him |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| ὅτι | that |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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| ἔχει | he has |
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Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἔχω Sense: to have, i.e. to hold. |
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| πολὺν | great |
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Parse: Adjective, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: πολύς Sense: many, much, large. |
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| πόνον | concern |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: πόνος Sense: great trouble, intense desire. |
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| τῶν | those |
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Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| Λαοδικείᾳ | Laodicea |
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Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: Λαοδίκεια Sense: a city of Phrygia, situated on the river Lycus not far from Colosse. |
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| Ἱερα‿ | Hiera |
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Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: ἱερός Sense: sacred, consecrated to the deity, pertaining to God. |
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| πόλει | polis |
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Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: πόλις Sense: a city. |
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Greek Commentary for Colossians 4:13
The third of the three cities in the Lycus Valley which had not seen Paul‘s face (Colossians 2:1). It was across the valley from Laodicea. Probably Epaphras had evangelized all three cities and all were in peril from the Gnostics. [source]
Read πόνον laborwhich occurs elsewhere only in Revelation 16:10, Revelation 16:11; Revelation 21:4, in the sense of pain. Πονος laboris from the root of πένομαι towork for one's daily bread, and thence to be poor. Πόνος toil πένης onewho works for his daily bread, and πονηρός wickedhave a common root. See on wickedness, Mark 7:22. In their original conceptions, κόπος labor(1 Corinthians 15:58; 2 Corinthians 6:5) emphasizes the fatigue of labor: μόχθος hardlabor (2 Corinthians 11:27; 1 Thessalonians 2:9), the hardship: πόνος theeffort, but πόνος has passed, in the New Testament, in every instance but this, into the meaning of pain. [source]
The cities are named in geographical order. Laodicaea and Hierapolis faced each other on the north and south sides of the Lycus valley, about six miles apart. Colossae was ten or twelve miles farther up the stream. Hierapolis owed its celebrity to its warm mineral springs, its baths, and its trade in dyed wools. It was a center of the worship of the Phrygian goddess Cybele, whose rites were administered by mutilated priests known as Galli, and of other rites representing different oriental cults. Hence the name Hierapolis or sacred city. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Colossians 4:13
Not in the pagan sense of an esoteric doctrine for the initiated (from μυεω mueō to blink, to wink), unknown secrets (2 Thessalonians 2:7), or like the mystery religions of the time, but the revealed will of God now made known to all (1 Corinthians 2:1, 1 Corinthians 2:7; 1 Corinthians 4:1) which includes Gentiles also (Romans 16:25; Colossians 1:26.; Ephesians 3:3.) and so far superior to man‘s wisdom (Colossians 2:2; Colossians 4:13; Ephesians 3:9; Ephesians 5:32; Ephesians 6:19; Matthew 13:11; Mark 4:11). Paul has covered every point of difficulty concerning the failure of the Jews to accept Jesus as the Messiah and has shown how God has overruled it for the blessing of the Gentiles with a ray of hope still held out for the Jews. “In early ecclesiastical Latin μυστηριον mustērion was rendered by sacramentum, which in classical Latin means the military oath. The explanation of the word sacrament, which is so often founded on this etymology, is therefore mistaken, since the meaning of sacrament belongs to μυστηριον mustērion and not to sacramentum in the classical sense” (Vincent). [source]
True of the Roman province (Acts 10:10, Acts 10:26; Colossians 1:6; Colossians 2:1; Colossians 4:13, Colossians 4:16). The gospel spread rapidly from Ephesus. [source]
Supply υπερ huper as with υπερ υμων huper humōn Paul‘s concern extended beyond Colossae to Laodicea (Colossians 4:16) and to Hierapolis (Colossians 4:13), the three great cities in the Lycus Valley where Gnosticism was beginning to do harm. Laodicea is the church described as lukewarm in Revelation 3:14. For as many as have not seen my face The phrase undoubtedly includes Hierapolis (Colossians 4:13), and a few late MSS. actually insert it here. Lightfoot suggests that Hierapolis had not yet been harmed by the Gnostics as much as Colossae and Laodicea. Perhaps so, but the language includes all in that whole region who have not seen Paul‘s face in the flesh (that is, in person, and not in picture). How precious a real picture of Paul would be to us today. The antecedent to οσοι hosoi is not expressed and it would be τουτων toutōn after υπερ huper The form εορακαν heorakan (perfect active indicative of οραω horaō instead of the usual εωρακασιν heōrakasin has two peculiarities ο o in Paul‘s Epistles (1 Corinthians 9:1) instead of ω ō (see note on John 1:18 for εωρακεν heōraken) and αν ̇an by analogy in place of ασιν ̇asin which short form is common in the papyri. See note on Luke 9:36 εωρακαν heōrakan f0). [source]
υπερ huper as with υπερ υμων huper humōn Paul‘s concern extended beyond Colossae to Laodicea (Colossians 4:16) and to Hierapolis (Colossians 4:13), the three great cities in the Lycus Valley where Gnosticism was beginning to do harm. Laodicea is the church described as lukewarm in Revelation 3:14. [source]
The phrase undoubtedly includes Hierapolis (Colossians 4:13), and a few late MSS. actually insert it here. Lightfoot suggests that Hierapolis had not yet been harmed by the Gnostics as much as Colossae and Laodicea. Perhaps so, but the language includes all in that whole region who have not seen Paul‘s face in the flesh (that is, in person, and not in picture). How precious a real picture of Paul would be to us today. The antecedent to οσοι hosoi is not expressed and it would be τουτων toutōn after υπερ huper The form εορακαν heorakan (perfect active indicative of οραω horaō instead of the usual εωρακασιν heōrakasin has two peculiarities ο o in Paul‘s Epistles (1 Corinthians 9:1) instead of ω ō (see note on John 1:18 for εωρακεν heōraken) and αν ̇an by analogy in place of ασιν ̇asin which short form is common in the papyri. See note on Luke 9:36 εωρακαν heōrakan f0). [source]
A contraction of Demetrius or Demarchus. He is mentioned Colossians 4:13and Philemon 1:24. It is supposed that he was a Thessalonian. On leaving Paul he went to Thessalonica; and in Philemon his name is mentioned next to that of Aristarchus the Thessalonian. That no epithet is attached to his name in Colossians 4:14(comp. “Luke the beloved physician”) may be a shadow of Demas's behavior mentioned here, in case Colossians was written later than 2nd Timothy. [source]
Dative case as in a letter (Galatians 1:1). John is writing, but the revelation is from God and Christ through an angel. It is the Roman province of Asia which included the western part of Phrygia. There were churches also at Troas (Acts 20:5.) and at Colossal and Hierapolis (Colossians 1:1; Colossians 2:1; Colossians 4:13) and possibly at Magnesia and Tralles. But these seven were the best points of communication with seven districts (Ramsay) and, besides, seven is a favorite number of completion (like the full week) in the book (Revelation 1:4, Revelation 1:12, Revelation 1:16; Revelation 4:5; Revelation 5:1, Revelation 5:6; Revelation 8:2; Revelation 10:3; Revelation 11:13; Revelation 12:3; Revelation 13:1; Revelation 14:6.). [source]
Periphrastic past perfect passive with γινομαι ginomai and σκοτοω skotoō (Revelation 9:2). Like the darkness of the Egyptian plague (Exodus 10:22) and worse, for the effects of the previous plagues continue.They gnawed their tongues (εμασωντο τας γλωσσας αυτων emasōnto tas glōssas autōn). Imperfect middle of μασαομαι masaomai old verb (to chew), from μαω maō (to knead), only here in N.T.For pain “Out of distress” (cf. εκ ek in Revelation 8:13), rare sense of old word (from πενομαι penomai to work for one‘s living), in N.T. only here, Revelation 21:4; Colossians 4:13. See Matthew 8:12. [source]
“Out of distress” (cf. εκ ek in Revelation 8:13), rare sense of old word (from πενομαι penomai to work for one‘s living), in N.T. only here, Revelation 21:4; Colossians 4:13. See Matthew 8:12. [source]