Colosenses 4:8

8 Precisamente lo envié para que les cuente cómo estamos y los anime.

Colosenses 4:8 Meaning and Commentary

Colossians 4:8

Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose
That is, to relate to them his affairs both temporal and spiritual; and also,

that he might know your estate.
The Arabic version renders it, "that I may know your estate" by him when he returned again; as whether they continued steadfast in the Gospel, and observed the order, ordinances, and discipline of it; how it prospered, and was succeeded among them, to their comfort and edification, and to the conversion of others; and what reception the false teachers had among them; and what love, concord, and harmony were among themselves; or what were their afflictions and distresses from their enemies. The Ethiopic version renders it, "that ye may know the history of me"; which agrees with a manuscript mentioned by Grotius, which reads, "that ye may know the things concerning us", as does the Alexandrian copy; and with ( Ephesians 6:22 ) where it is added, as here, and "comfort your hearts"; who might be greatly cast down upon hearing of the sufferings of the apostle, and also with those they themselves endured both from within and from without, from sin, Satan, and the world; see on Gill "Eph 6:22".

Colosenses 4:8 In-Context

6 Que sus conversaciones sean cordiales y agradables,
a fin de que ustedes tengan la respuesta adecuada para cada persona.

7 Instrucciones finales y saludos de Pablo
Tíquico les contará con detalles cómo me va. Él es un amado hermano y un fiel colaborador que sirve conmigo en la obra del Señor.

8 Precisamente lo envié para que les cuente cómo estamos y los anime.

9 También les envío a Onésimo, un fiel y amado hermano, quien es uno de ustedes. Él y Tíquico les contarán todo lo que sucede aquí.

10 Aristarco, quien está en la cárcel conmigo, les manda saludos; y también los saluda Marcos, el primo de Bernabé. Tal como ya se les indicó, si Marcos pasa por allí, hagan que se sienta bienvenido.