‏ Colossians 4:12

12Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave
tn See the note on “fellow slave” in 1:7.
of Christ,
tc ‡ Strong Alexandrian testimony, along with some other witnesses, suggests that ᾿Ιησοῦ (Iēsou, “Jesus”) follows Χριστοῦ (Christou, “Christ”; so א A B C I L 0278 33 81 365 629 1175 2464 al lat), but the evidence for the shorter reading is diverse (P46 D F G Ψ 075 1505 1739 1881 Maj it sy Ambst Hier), cutting across all major textual groups. There can be little motivation for omitting the name of Jesus; hence, the shorter reading is judged to be that of the initial text. NA28 has ᾿Ιησοῦ in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.
greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured
tn Or “filled.”
in all the will of God.
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