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11 And Jesus who is called Justus greets you. These are the only ones of the circumcision among my coworkers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.

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11 Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews[a] among my co-workers(A) for the kingdom of God, and they have proved a comfort to me.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 4:11 Greek only ones of the circumcision group

So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers[a] criticized him,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 11.2 Gk lacks believers

So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers(A) criticized him

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24 and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my coworkers.(A)

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24 And so do Mark,(A) Aristarchus,(B) Demas(C) and Luke, my fellow workers.(D)

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Salutation

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,

To our beloved coworker Philemon,(A)

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Paul, a prisoner(A) of Christ Jesus, and Timothy(B) our brother,(C)

To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker(D)

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10 There are also many rebellious people, idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision;(A)

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Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good

10 For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk(A) and deception, especially those of the circumcision group.(B)

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Final Greetings and Benediction

Tychicus will tell you all the news about me; he is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.(A)

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Final Greetings

Tychicus(A) will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant[a](B) in the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 4:7 Or slave; also in verse 12

Yes, and I ask you also, my loyal companion,[a] help these women, for they have struggled beside me in the work of the gospel, together with Clement and the rest of my coworkers, whose names are in the book of life.(A)

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  1. 4.3 Or loyal Syzygus

Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers,(A) whose names are in the book of life.(B)

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One in Christ

11 So then, remember that at one time you gentiles by birth,[a] called “the uncircumcision” by those who are called “the circumcision”—a circumcision made in the flesh by human hands(A)

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  1. 2.11 Gk in the flesh

Jew and Gentile Reconciled Through Christ

11 Therefore, remember that formerly(A) you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (which is done in the body by human hands)(B)

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On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel for the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel for the circumcised(A) (for he who worked through Peter making him an apostle to the circumcised also worked through me in sending me to the gentiles),

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On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task(A) of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised,[a](B) just as Peter(C) had been to the circumcised.[b] For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle(D) to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle(E) to the Gentiles.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 2:7 That is, Gentiles
  2. Galatians 2:7 That is, Jews; also in verses 8 and 9

But God, who consoles the downcast, consoled us by the arrival of Titus,(A) and not only by his arrival but also by the consolation with which he was consoled about you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more.

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But God, who comforts the downcast,(A) comforted us by the coming of Titus,(B) and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.

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As we work together with him,[a] we entreat you also not to accept the grace of God in vain.(A)

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  1. 6.1 Gk As we work together

As God’s co-workers(A) we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.(B)

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What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and each will receive wages according to their own labor.(A) For we are God’s coworkers, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building.(B)

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What, after all, is Apollos?(A) And what is Paul? Only servants,(B) through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed,(C) Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.(D) For we are co-workers in God’s service;(E) you are God’s field,(F) God’s building.(G)

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12 and likewise the ancestor of the circumcised who are not only circumcised but follow the example of the faith that our ancestor Abraham had before he was circumcised.

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12 And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

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