Colossians 4:17

"When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans, and that you also read the letter from Laodicea."

Key Reflection

This instruction highlights the importance of communal worship and unity among churches. By ensuring the letter is shared with the Laodiceans and vice versa, Paul emphasizes the interconnectedness of believers and the need for mutual edification through scriptural study and fellowship.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 17. And say to Archippus. Archippus is mentioned also in Phm 1:2. He is not elsewhere referred to in the New Testament, and nothing further is known of him. Take heed to the ministry, etc. The Greek here is, thn diakonian meaning the office of ministering in Divine things; but it is not certain precisely what office he held there. It seems probable, from the language which the apostle applies to him--"the ministry"--(comp. Ac 1:17,25; 6:4; 20:24; 21:19; Ro 11:13; 1 Co 12:5; 2 Co 3:7-9; 4:1; 5:18; 2 Co 6:3; Eph 4:12) that he was not a deacon, properly so called, but that he was a preacher of the word.

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