Colossians 4:8

Myles Coverdale Bible

Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose, that he mighte knowe how ye do, & that he mighte comforte youre hertes,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know how we are and so that he may encourage your hearts.

King James Version (1611)
Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose, that hee might know your estate, and comfort your hearts.

King James Version
Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;

English Standard Version
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts,

New American Standard Bible
For I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts;

New Century Version
This is why I am sending him: so you may know how we are and he may encourage you.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts;

Legacy Standard Bible
whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts;

Berean Standard Bible
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

Contemporary English Version
I am sending him to cheer you up by telling you how we are getting along.

Complete Jewish Bible
I have sent him to you for this very reason — so that you might know how we are, and so that he might encourage you.

Darby Translation
whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that he might know your state, and that he might encourage your hearts:

Easy-to-Read Version
That is why I am sending him. I want you to know how we are, and I am sending him to encourage you.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose that he might know your state, & might comfort your hearts,

George Lamsa Translation
Whom I send to you for this very purpose, that he may know the state of your affairs, and comfort your hearts;

Good News Translation
That is why I am sending him to you, in order to cheer you up by telling you how all of us are getting along.

Lexham English Bible
whom I have sent to you for this very reason, in order that you may know our circumstances and he may encourage your hearts,

Literal Translation
whom I sent to you for this very thing, that he might know the things about you, and that he might comfort your hearts,

Amplified Bible
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts;

American Standard Version
whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts;

Bible in Basic English
And I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may have news of how we are, and so that he may give your hearts comfort;

Hebrew Names Version
I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,

International Standard Version
I am sending him to you for this very reason, so that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.Ephesians 6:22;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
whom I have sent to you for this, that he may know how it is with you, and may comfort your hearts;

Murdock Translation
whom I have sent to you for this purpose, that he might know your affairs, and might comfort your hearts;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same thyng, that he myght knowe your state, and comfort your heartes,

English Revised Version
whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our estate, and that he may comfort your hearts;

World English Bible
I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Whom I have sent to you for this very thing, that he might know your state and comfort your hearts,

Weymouth's New Testament
And for this very purpose I send him to you that you may know how we are faring; and that he may cheer your hearts.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whom Y sente to you to this same thing, that he knowe what thingis ben aboute you, and coumforte youre hertis, with Onesyme,

Update Bible Version
whom I have sent you for this very purpose, that you may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts;

Webster's Bible Translation
Whom I have sent to you for the same purpose, that he may know your state, and comfort your hearts;

New English Translation
I sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.

New King James Version
I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he [fn] may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,

New Living Translation
I have sent him to you for this very purpose—to let you know how we are doing and to encourage you.

New Life Bible
This is the reason I have sent him to you. It is so you can know about us. He can also bring joy to your hearts.

New Revised Standard
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Whom I have sent unto you, to this very end, - that ye may get to know the things which concern us, and he may encourage you hearts:

Douay-Rheims Bible
What I have sent to you for this same purpose, that he may know the things that concern you and comfort your hearts:

Revised Standard Version
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
whom I have sent vnto you for the same purpose that he myght knowe how ye do and myght comfort youre hertes

Young's Literal Translation
whom I did send unto you for this very thing, that he might know the things concerning you, and might comfort your hearts,

Mace New Testament (1729)
I sent him on purpose to acquaint you with my circumstances, and give you matter of comfort.

Simplified Cowboy Version
I chose him because he's going to tell y'all the truth about what we've been going through. This message is going to encourage y'all to keep on keeping on.

Contextual Overview

⁷ Tichicus the deare brother and faithfull mynister & felowe seruaut in ye LORDE, shal tell you what case I am in. ⁸ Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose, that he mighte knowe how ye do, & that he mighte comforte youre hertes, ⁹ with one Onesimus a faithfull and beloued brother, which is one of you: they shal shewe you of all thinges, which are adoynge here ¹⁰ Aristarchus my preson felowe saluteth you, and Marcus Barnabasses sisters sonne, touchinge whom ye receaued commaundementes: Yf he come vnto you, receaue him, ¹¹ and Iesus, which is called Iustus, which are of the circumcision. These onely are my helpers in the kyngdome of God, which were to my consolacion. ¹² Epaphras a seruaunt of Christ, which is one of you, saluteth you, & allwaye laboureth feruently for you in prayers, yt ye maye stonde perfecte and full, in all that is the wil of God. ¹³ I beare him recorde, that he hath a feruent mynde for you, and for the at Laodicea, and at Hierapolis. ¹⁴ Deare Lucas the Phisician saluteth you, and so doth Demas. ¹⁵ Salute the brethre, which are at Laodicea, and salute Nymphas, and the cogregacion which is in his house. ¹⁶ And whan the epistle is red of you, cause it to be red also in the cogregacio at Laodicea, & that ye likewyse reade the epistle of Laodicea.

Bible Verse Review
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I have: 1 Corinthians 4:17, 2 Corinthians 12:18, Ephesians 6:22, Philippians 2:28, 1 Thessalonians 3:5

and comfort: Colossians 2:2, Isaiah 40:1, Isaiah 61:2, Isaiah 61:3, 2 Corinthians 1:4, 2 Corinthians 2:7, 1 Thessalonians 2:11, 1 Thessalonians 3:2, 1 Thessalonians 4:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 1 Thessalonians 5:14, 2 Thessalonians 2:17

Reciprocal: 1 Corinthians 14:3 - comfort 1 Corinthians 16:18 - they Philippians 2:19 - to send

Cross-References

Genesis 4:3
And it fortuned after certaine daies, that Cain brought of the frute of the earth, an offrynge vnto ye LORDE.

Genesis 4:6
And the LORDE sayde vnto Cain: Why art thou angrie? and why doth thy countenaunce chaunge? Is it not so? that yf thou do well, thou shalt receaue it:

Genesis 4:9
Then sayde the LORDE vnto Cain: Where is Abell thy brother? He sayde: I can not tell. Am I my brothers keper?

Genesis 4:10
And he sayde: What hast thou done? The voyce of thy brothers bloude crieth vnto me out of the earth.

Genesis 4:12
Whan thou tyllest ye grounde, she shall henßforth not geue hir power vnto the. A vagabunde and a rennagate shalt thou be vpon ye earth.

Genesis 4:15
But the LORDE sayde thus vnto him: Who so euer slayeth Cain, it shalbe auenged seuenfolde. And the LORDE put a marck vpon Cain, that no man which founde him, shulde kyll him.

Genesis 4:24
Cain shalbe aueged seue tymes: but Lamech seuen and seuentie tymes.

Genesis 4:26
And Seth begat a sonne also, and called him Enos. At the same tyme beganne men to call vpon the name of the LORDE.

2 Samuel 3:27
Now whan Abner came agayne vnto Hebron, Ioab brought him in to ye middes vnder ye gate, to talke wt him secretly, and thrust him there in to ye bely that he dyed, because of his brother Asahels bloude.

2 Samuel 14:6
And thy handmayde had two sonnes, which stroue together in the felde: and whyle there was noman to parte the a sunder, the one smote the other, and slewe him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you - See these verses explained in the notes at Ephesians 6:21-22.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 8. That he might know your estate — Instead of ινα γνω τα περι υμων, that HE may know YOUR affairs, ABD*FG, many others, with the AEthiopic, Itala, Theodoret, and Damascenus, read ινα γνωτε τα περι ημων, that YE may know OUR affairs; which is probably the true reading. Tychicus was sent to them, not to know their affairs, but with Onesimus, to carry this epistle and make the apostle's state known to them, and comfort their hearts by the good news which he brought. The next verse confirms this meaning.