Colossians 1:7
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As you learned of Epaphras, our most beloved fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ Jesus;

Epaphras.

Colossians 4:12 Epaphras saluteth you, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, who is always solicitous for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and full in all the will of God.

Philemon 1:23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus:

our.

Philippians 2:19-22,25 And I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy unto you shortly, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know the things concerning you. . . .

a.

Numbers 12:7 But it is not so with my servant Moses who is most faithful in all my house:

Matthew 24:45 Who, thinkest thou, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath appointed over his family, to give them meat in season?

Matthew 25:21 His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

1 Corinthians 4:2,17 Here now it is required among the dispensers that a man be found faithful. . . .

1 Corinthians 7:25 Now, concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give counsel, as having obtained mercy of the Lord, to be faithful.

2 Corinthians 11:23 They are the ministers of Christ (I speak as one less wise): I am more; in many more labours, in prisons more frequently, in stripes above measure, in deaths often.

Ephesians 5:21 Being subject one to another, in the fear of Christ.

1 Timothy 4:6 These things proposing to the brethren, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished up in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which thou hast attained unto.

2 Timothy 2:2 And the things which thou hast heard of me by many witnesses, the same commend to faithful men who shall be fit to teach others also.

Hebrews 2:17 Wherefore, it behoved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest before God, that he might be a propitiation for the sins of the people.

Hebrews 3:2 Who is faithful to him that made him, as was also Moses in all his house.

Context
Thanksgiving and Prayer
6Which is come unto you, as also it is in the whole world and bringeth forth fruit and groweth, even as it doth in you, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth. 7As you learned of Epaphras, our most beloved fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ Jesus; 8Who also hath manifested your love in the spirit.…
Cross References
Matthew 18:29
And his fellow-servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

Colossians 4:7
All the things that concern me, Tychicus, our dearest brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord, will make known to you.

Colossians 4:9
With Onesimus, a most beloved and faithful brother, who is one of you. All things that are done here, they shall make known to you.

Colossians 4:12
Epaphras saluteth you, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, who is always solicitous for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and full in all the will of God.

Philemon 1:23
There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus:

Lexicon
You learned [it]
ἐμάθετε (emathete)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3129: Prolongation from a primary verb, another form of which, matheo, is used as an alternate in certain tenses; to learn.

from
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

Epaphras,
Ἐπαφρᾶ (Epaphra)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1889: Contracted from Epaphroditos; Epaphras, a Christian.

our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

beloved
ἀγαπητοῦ (agapētou)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 27: From agapao; beloved.

fellow servant,
συνδούλου (syndoulou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4889: From sun and doulos; a co-slave, i.e. Servitor or ministrant of the same master.

who
ὅς (hos)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

a faithful
πιστὸς (pistos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4103: Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful.

minister
διάκονος (diakonos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1249: Probably from an obsolete diako; an attendant, i.e. a waiter; specially, a Christian teacher and pastor.

of Christ
Χριστοῦ (Christou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

on our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

behalf,
ὑπὲρ (hyper)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 5228: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above.


Additional Translations
You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

just as you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on behalf of us,

As you also learned of Epaphras our dear fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

even as ye learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

even as ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-bondman, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,

even as ye learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

As ye also learned from Epaphras our dear fellow-servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

as you learned it from Epaphras our dearly-loved fellow servant. He is to you a faithful minister of Christ in our stead,

even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,

as ye also learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant, who is for you a faithful ministrant of the Christ,
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