7As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
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Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;
All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 3-8)Here he proceeds to the body of the epistle, and begins with thanksgiving to God for what he had heard concerning them, though he had no personal acquaintance with them, and knew their state and character only by the reports of others. I. He gave thanks to God for them, that they had embraced the gospel of Christ, and given proofs of their fidelity to him. Observe, In his prayers for them he gave…
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