Colossians 1:2
to those who are in Kulosos, the holy brethren and believers in Jeshu Meshiha: peace be with you, and grace from Aloha our Father.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
1PAULOS, an apostle of Jeshu the Meshiha by the will of Aloha, and the brother Timotheos,
3We give thanks to Aloha the Father of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha in all time, and pray on your behalf,
Cross References
Romans 1:7To all who are in Ruma, beloved of Aloha, called and saints; peace and grace be with you from Aloha our Father, and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.
1 Corinthians 4:17WHEREFORE I have sent to you Timotheos, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, that he may remind you of my ways in the Meshiha, according to that which I teach in all the churches.
Galatians 3:9therefore believers are blessed with Abraham the believer.
Ephesians 6:21But that you may know also what relateth to me, and what I am doing, behold, Tykikos, a brother beloved, and a faithful minister of our Lord, will make known to you;
2 Peter 1:2Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.
Revelation 1:4Juhanon to the seven churches which are in Asia: grace to you and peace from him who is, and who was, and who cometh; from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;
Matthew Henry on Colossians 1:2-3
Colossians Colosse was a considerable city of Phrygia, and probably not far from Laodicea and Hierapolis; we find these mentioned together, iv. 13 . It is now buried in ruins, and the memory of it chiefly preserved in this epistle. The design of the epistle is to warn them of the danger of the Jewish zealots, who pressed the necessity of observing the ceremonial law; and to fortify them against the mixture of the Gentile philosophy with their Christian principles. He professes a great satisfaction in their… Read the whole commentary →