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Colossians 4:12

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a servant: John 12:26; Galatians 1:10; James 1:1; 2 Peter 1:1

always: Colossians 4:2; Luke 22:44; Galatians 4:19; Hebrews 5:7; James 5:16

labouring: or, striving, Colossians 2:1-23

that: Colossians 4:1; Romans 15:30; see note on Colossians 1:9, Colossians 1:22, Colossians 1:28; Matthew 5:48; 1 Corinthians 2:6, 1 Corinthians 14:20 *Gr: 2 Corinthians 13:11; Philippians 3:12-15; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 5:14 *Gr: Hebrews 6:1; Jude 1:24

complete: or, filled, Romans 15:14

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