the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Colossians 4:17
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Say to Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it."
And say to Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it."
Tell Archippus I said to finish the gathering God had appointed him to.
Say to Archippus, See that you do the work which the Lord has given you to do.
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in [the] Lord, to the end that thou fulfil it.
And tell Archippus, "Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the Lord, so that you can accomplish it."
Tell Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it."
And say to Archippus, Take heed that thou fulfil the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord.
And tell Archippus to discharge carefully the duties devolving upon him as a servant of the Lord.
And say to Archippus, Take heede to the ministerie, which thou hast receiued in the Lord, that thou fulfill it.
And say to Archippus, Look to the ministry which you received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.
And saye to Archippus: Take hede to the office which thou hast receaued in the LORDE, that thou fulfyll it.
that you read the epistle from Laodicea. give Archippus this instruction from me, take care to discharge the function, you
And, oh, yes, tell Archippus, "Do your best in the job you received from the Master. Do your very best."
And say to Archippus, "See to it that you fulfill [carefully the duties of] the ministry which you have received in the Lord."
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
And say to Archip'pus, "See that you fulfil the ministry which you have received in the Lord."
And saye to Archippus: take hede to the office that thou hast receaved in the Lorde that thou fulfill it.
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the service which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.
And say to Archippus, take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfill it.
and say to Archippus, `See to the ministration that thou didst receive in the Lord, that thou mayest fulfil it.'
Tell Archippus, "Be sure to finish the work the Lord gave you."
And tell Archippus, "See to it that you complete the ministry you received in the Lord."
Tell Archippus: "See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord."
Remind Archippus to do the work that the Lord has given him to do.
And tell Archippus, "See that you complete the task you were given in the Lord."
And say to Archippus, "See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord."
And say to Archippus, Take heede to the ministerie, that thou hast receiued in the Lorde, that thou fulfill it.
And say to Ar-chip''pus, Take heed to the ministry which you have received in our LORD and that you fulfill it.
Tell Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it."
Tell Archippus, "See that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord."1 Timothy 4:6;">[xr]
And say to Arkipos, Be vigilant in the ministry which thou hast received in our Lord, that thou fulfil it.
And say to Archippus: Be attentive to the ministry which thou hast received in our Lord, that thou fulfill it.
And say to Archippus, "Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it."
And say to Archippus, "Be sure to carry out the ministry the Lord gave you."
Tell Archippus to be sure to finish the work the Lord called him to do.
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfill it.
And say to Archippus, "See that you complete the task that you have received in the Lord."
And say to Archippus: be taking heed unto the ministry which thou hast accepted in the Lord, - that, the same, thou fulfil.
And say to Archippus: Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
And tell Archippus, "Direct your attention to the ministry that you received in the Lord, in order that you may complete it."
And say to Archippus: take heede to the ministerie that thou hast receaued in the Lorde, that thou fulfyll it.
Tell Archippus, "Be sure to do the work the Lord gave you."
Tell Archippus, "See to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, so that you may fulfill it."
And tell Archippus, "Be sure to finish the task you were given in the Lord's service."
And seie ye to Archippus, Se the mynysterie, that thou hast takun in the Lord, that thou fille it.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Archippus: Philemon 1:2
Take: Leviticus 10:3, Numbers 18:5, 2 Chronicles 29:11, Ezekiel 44:23, Ezekiel 44:24, Acts 20:28, 1 Timothy 4:16, 1 Timothy 6:11-14, 1 Timothy 6:20, 2 Timothy 4:1-5
the ministry: Acts 1:17, Acts 14:23, 1 Corinthians 4:1, 1 Corinthians 4:2, Ephesians 4:11, 1 Timothy 4:6, 1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 1:6, 2 Timothy 2:2
fulfil: 2 Timothy 4:5
Reciprocal: Exodus 36:2 - in whose Leviticus 21:24 - Aaron Numbers 3:25 - the charge Numbers 27:19 - give him Numbers 31:30 - keep the Matthew 25:17 - he also Acts 6:4 - give Acts 13:2 - they Acts 14:26 - the work Romans 12:7 - ministry 1 Corinthians 3:10 - But let every 1 Corinthians 9:16 - woe Ephesians 4:12 - the work 1 Timothy 6:14 - keep
Cross-References
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's place.
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And say to Archippus,.... A name common among the Grecians. This person the apostle calls his fellow soldier, in Philemon 1:2 and who was now the minister of the Gospel at Colosse, his fellow minister, or co-pastor Epaphras, being at Rome, and a prisoner there; though by some he is said to be the first bishop of the Laodiceans, but it seems most likely that he now resided at Colosse, and was their minister: who being negligent in his office, they are called upon to say unto him,
take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord,
that thou fulfil it. The "ministry" he had, was not that of the office of a deacon, as some have thought, but of a preacher of the word; and this he had "received" gifts for, and was called unto it, and installed in it; and that "in", and "by the Lord" himself, and to whom he was accountable for it: and therefore it was incumbent on him to "fulfil it"; by constantly preaching the word, and faithfully administering the ordinances; by defending truth, detecting error, reproving vice, visiting the sick, and comforting the feeble minded; taking heed in all things to himself and doctrine, that he feed the whole flock of God with wholesome food; and, as a wise and faithful steward, give to everyone their portion of meat in due season: hence it appears, that when ministers are negligent in the discharge of their duty, the church has a power to admonish and exhort them to a diligent performance of it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And say to Archippus - Archippus is mentioned also in Philemon 1:2. He is not elsewhere referred to in the New Testament, and nothing further is known of him.
Take heed to the ministry ... - The Greek here is, τὴν διακονίαν tēn diakonian - meaning the office of ministering in divine things; but it is not certain precisely what office he held there. It seems probable from the language which the apostle applies to him - “the ministry” - (compare Acts 1:17, Acts 1:25; Acts 6:4; Acts 20:24; Acts 21:19; Rom 11:13; 1 Corinthians 12:5; 2 Corinthians 3:7-9; 2Co 4:1; 2 Corinthians 5:18; 2 Corinthians 6:3; Ephesians 4:12), that he was not a deacon, properly so called, but that he was a preacher of the word. In Philemon 1:2, he is mentioned by Paul as his “fellow-soldier,” and it is evident that the apostle meant to speak of him with honor. There is no evidence, as has been supposed by some, that he intended to imply, by what he said, that he had been remiss in the performance of his duties, but the apostle doubtless meant to encourage him and to excite him to increased ardor and zeal in the work of the Lord; compare the notes at Acts 20:28. It is always proper to caution even the most faithful and self-denying servants of the Lord to “take heed,” or see to it, that they perform their duties with fidelity. The office of the ministry is such, and the temptations to unfaithfulness are so great, that we need constant watchfulness.
That thou fulfil it - That there be nothing wanting, or lacking, in any of the departments of labor which you are called to perform.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 17. Say to Archippus — Who this person was we cannot tell; there have been various conjectures concerning him; some think he was bishop, or overseer of the Church at Colosse, in the absence of Epaphras. Whatever he was, it has been supposed that he had been remiss in discharging the duties of his office; and hence this direction of the apostle, which appears here in the light of a reprehension. But if the same person be meant as in the Epistle to Philemon, Philemon 1:2, whom St. Paul calls his fellow labourer and fellow soldier, it cannot be supposed that any reproof is here intended; for, as the Epistle to the Colossians, and that to Philemon, were evidently written about the end of the year 62, Archippus could not be a fellow labourer and fellow soldier of the apostle at Rome, and yet a delinquent at Colosse at the same time. It is more likely, therefore, that the words of the apostle convey no censure, but are rather intended to stir him up to farther diligence, and to encourage him in the work, seeing he had so much false doctrine and so many false teachers to contend with.
