Colossians 1:4

1:4 since ¹  we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.

Colossians 2:22

2:22 These are all destined to perish with use, founded as they are ²  on human commands and teachings. ³ 

Colossians 3:8

3:8 But now, put off all such things ⁴  as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.

Colossians 4:7

Personal Greetings and Instructions

4:7 Tychicus, a dear brother, faithful minister, and fellow slave ⁵  in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. ⁶ 

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¹ tn The adverbial participle ἀκούσαντες (akousante") is understood to be temporal and translated with “since.” A causal idea may also be in the apostle’s mind, but the context emphasizes temporal ideas, e.g., “from the day” (v. 6).

² tn The expression “founded as they are” brings out the force of the Greek preposition κατά (kata).

³ tn Grk “The commands and teachings of men.”

⁴ tn The Greek article with τὰ πάντα (ta panta) is anaphoric, referring to the previous list of vices, and has been translated here as “all such things.”

⁵ tn See the note on “fellow slave” in 1:7.

⁶ tn Grk “all things according to me.”