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Colossians 4:12
ESV Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
NIV Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.
NASB Epaphras, who is one of your own, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings, always striving earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
CSB Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.
NLT Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of God.
KJV Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
NKJV Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

What does Colossians 4:12 mean?

Verses 12 and 13 are both devoted to Epaphras. According to this letter, Epaphras is from Colossae. He helped start the Colossian church and was highly respected there (Colossians 1:7). At some point, Epaphras traveled to Rome to visit Paul and was there at the time this letter was written. Epaphras sent personal greetings to his fellow believers in the letter, since it would be delivered by Tychicus and Onesimus.

Paul also makes note of Epaphras' loyal efforts in prayer for his hometown. Specifically, Epaphras has been praying that the Colossian believers "may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God." God desires maturity (Colossians 1:28), which is a reference to the spiritual strength of our thinking (1 Corinthians 14:20). Paul develops this theme in Ephesians also, stating, "Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ" (Ephesians 4:15).
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