Discovery BoxColossians 1:4 
Context1:4 since 1 we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.
Colossians 2:22
Context2:22 These are all destined to perish with use, founded as they are 2 on human commands and teachings. 3
Colossians 3:8
Context3:8 But now, put off all such things 4 as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.
Colossians 4:7
ContextPersonal 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
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.”
