And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
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Gill's Exposition
And say to Archippus,.... A name common among the Grecians. This person the apostle calls his fellow soldier, in Plm 1:2 and who was now the minister of the Gospel at Colosse, his fellow minister, or…
Barnes' Notes
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 ... - The Greek here…
Adam Clarke
Say to Archippus - Who this person was we cannot tell; there have been various conjectures concerning him; some think he was bishop, or overseer of the Church at Colosse, in the absence of Epaphras.…
In the close of this epistle the apostle does several of his friends the honour to leave their names upon record, with some testimony of his respect, which will be spoken of wherever the gospel comes,…
Cambridge Bible
say to Archippus Probably the son of Philemon (cp. Phm 1:2, and notes, and Lightfoot, Colossians&c., pp. 374, 5). He was apparently an ordained minister in the mission-church, either at Colossæ or…
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