Colossians 4:12
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.
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Study Note
The description of Epaphras as 'always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God' provides a rare window into early Christian intercessory prayer as a form of intense spiritual labor (agōnizomenos, from 'to agonize'). The athletic/combat metaphor in agōnizomenos connects to Colossians 2:1 where Paul uses the same verb for his own spiritual conflict on behalf of absent communities, establishing a Pauline theology of intercessory effort. The goal of Epaphras' prayer — 'perfect and complete in all the will of God' (teleioi kai peplērophorēmenoi en panti thelēmati tou theou) — employs the vocabulary of mature completeness that runs through Colossians as a counter to the false teachers' claims to spiritual supplementation. The verse is an important New Testament datum for the theology of intercessory prayer and its relationship to Christian formation.
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Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.
Salute you doth Epaphras, who <FI>is<Fi> of you, a servant of Christ, always striving for you in the prayers, that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God,
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his love, ever taking thought for you in his prayers, that you may be complete and fully certain of all the purpose of God.
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