“The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. (Written from Rome to Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus.)”
King James Version (KJV)
4:16 The epistle from Laodicea - Not to Laodicea. Perhaps some letter had been written to St. Paul from thence.
4:17 And say to Archippus - One of the pastors of that church. Take heed - It is the duty of the flock to try them that say they are apostles to reject the false, and to warn, as well as to receive, the real. The ministry - Not a lordship, but a service; a laborious and painful work; an obligation to do and suffer all things; to be the least, and the servant, of all. In the Lord - Christ by whom, and for whose sake, we receive the various gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Col 4:18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Paul dictated his epistles to an amanuensis (Ro 16:22), but was wont to add a salutation in his own hand (Ga 6:11 2Th 3:17 1Co 16:21). Remember my bonds. Three times this chapter he alludes to his chains, in Col 4:3,10,18. The thought is, "Be willing to suffer for the gospel even as I do".
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. Written from Rome to the Colossians, by Tychicus and Onesimus.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my imprisonment. Grace be with you.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.
- American Standard Version (1901)
I, Paul, give you this word of love in my handwriting. Keep in memory that I am a prisoner. Grace be with you.
- Basic English Bible
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace [be] with you.
- Darby Bible
The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
- Webster's Bible
I Paul add with my own hand this final greeting. Be mindful of me in my imprisonment. Grace be with you.
- Weymouth Bible
The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand: remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
- World English Bible
My salutacioun, bi the hoond of Poul. Be ye myndeful of my boondis. The grace of the Lord Jhesu Crist be with you. Amen.
- Wycliffe Bible
The salutation by the hand of me, Paul; remember my bonds; the grace [is] with you. Amen.
- Youngs Literal Bible