KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Colossians 4:15–16
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Colossians 4:15
15Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
15Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, & the church which is in his house.
Colossians 4:16
16And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
16And when this Epistle is read amongst you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans: and that ye likewise reade the Epistle from Laodicea,
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DEFINED WORDS
Colossians 4:15
The act of expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting. To greet; to hail; to address with expressions of kind wishes.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Brothers; near kindred; fellow Israelites; or fellow believers, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A building or dwelling; the people of a household or family; a lineage or family line; as a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Colossians 4:16
A written message or letter sent to a person or assembly.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To utter or pronounce written or printed words, letters or characters in the proper order; to repeat the names or utter the sounds customarily annexed to words, letters or characters.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case; as a verb, to make something happen.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
In like manner; also or similarly.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 15
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Open the full verse study5Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epænetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
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Open the full verse study9For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
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Open the full verse study2And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
From verse 16
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Open the full verse study27I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
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Open the full verse study14And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
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