Closing Exhortations and Blessing

Colossians 4:16-18

Now when this epistle is read among you, see that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. 17 And say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”

18 This salutation by my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.

Paul asks for the letter to be read in the church of the Laodiceans and that they likewise read the letter from Laodicea. He urges Archippus to grasp his responsibility and his gifting for the ministry of the Lord.

Paul signs off by asking them to remember his chains. He desires grace for them.

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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