But I sent the brothers so our boasting about you in the matter would not prove empty, and so you would be prepared just as I said.

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Paul’s Farewell

21 Tychicus,(A) our dearly loved brother and faithful servant[a] in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me so that you may be informed. 22 I am sending him to you for this very reason, to let you know how we are and to encourage(B) your hearts.(C)

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  1. Ephesians 6:21 Or deacon

Christian Greetings

Tychicus,(A) our dearly loved brother, faithful(B) servant, and fellow slave in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know how we are[a] and so that he may encourage(C) your hearts.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 4:8 Other mss read that he may know how you are

12 I am sending him back to you as a part of myself.[a][b]

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  1. Philemon 1:12 Other mss read him back. Receive him as a part of myself.
  2. Philemon 1:12 Lit you—that is, my inward parts

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