Colossians 2:1

2:1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you, 1  and for those in Laodicea, and for those who have not met me face to face. 2 

Colossians 4:11

4:11 And Jesus who is called Justus also sends greetings. In terms of Jewish converts, 3  these are the only fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.

1 tn Or “I want you to know how hard I am working for you…”

2 tn Grk “as many as have not seen my face in the flesh.”

3 tn Grk “those of the circumcision.” The verse as a whole is difficult to translate because it is unclear whether Paul is saying (1) that the only people working with him are Jewish converts at the time the letter is being written or previously, or (2) that Aristarchus, Mark, and Jesus Justus were the only Jewish Christians who ever worked with him. Verses 12-14 appear to indicate that Luke and Demas, who were Gentiles, were also working currently with Paul. This is the view adopted in the translation. See M. J. Harris, Colossians and Philemon (EGGNT), 207-8.