Colossians Chapter 1 verse 1 Holy Bible
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
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Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the purpose of God, and Timothy our brother,
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Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus, by God's will, and Timotheus the brother,
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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1. - Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus through God's will, and Timothy the brother (Ephesians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1). The apostle designates himself by his office, as always, except in the Macedonian Epistles and the letter of private friendship to Philemon. Timothy shares also in the greeting of the Epistle to Philemon, probably a leading member of the Colossian Church (comp. Colossians 4:9, 17 with Philemon 1:2, 10-12). During St. Paul's long residence at Ephesus Timothy was with him (Acts 19:22), and there, probably, Philemon had come under his influence (see Introduction, ยง 2), and made Timothy's acquaintance. There was, therefore, at least one link of acquaintance between "Timothy the brother" and "the saints in Colossae" (comp. Philippians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1; 1 and 2 Thessalonians 1:1, where his name appears in the same way). The honourable prominence thus given to Timothy marked him out for future leadership in the Church (1 Timothy 1:3, 18; 2 Timothy 2:2; 2 Timothy 4:2, 5, 6).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(1) Timotheus our brother.--Except in the mention of Timotheus (as in the other Epistles of the captivity; see Philippians 1:1; Philemon 1:1), the salutation is almost verbally coincident with the opening of the Epistle to the Ephesians (where see Note). The mention of Timotheus here, and the omission of his name there, mark the difference in character between the two Epistles. In a special Epistle like this Timotheus would be joined with St. Paul as usual. In a general Epistle to the churches of Asia, the Apostle alone could rightly speak.
