Ephesians Chapter 6 verse 22 Holy Bible
whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.
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Whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, so that you may have knowledge of our position, and that he may give comfort to your hearts.
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whom I have sent to you for this very thing, that ye may know of our affairs and that he may encourage your hearts.
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Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
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whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.
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whom I did send unto you for this very thing, that ye might know the things concerning us, and that he might comfort your hearts.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 22. - Whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts. This serves to explain the absence of personal remembrances, allusions, and messages in the Epistle. Tychicus, who had his full confidence, would tell them all by word of mouth. The concluding words show that it was not to gratify any mere personal feeling that Paul directed Tychicus to make this communication; but knowing how much they felt for him, he believed it would be a comfort to hear how he fared. To pagans the idea of captivity was always dolorous and dreadful; it was well for them to learn how Christians could glory in tribulations (Romans 5:3). Tychicus, the beloved brother, was evidently well fitted to apply to the Ephesians this comforting view of his state.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(22) Whom I have sent unto you.--This verse corresponds word for word with Colossians 4:8, being a quasi-official statement of Tychicus' commission. The words "that he might comfort (or, encourage) your hearts," although they might apply generally to all messengers from an Apostle, may probably be best explained by reference to the tone of the Epistle to the Philippians--in which St. Paul shows so much affectionate anxiety lest his converts should be disheartened by his continued imprisonment--and to the exhortation in this Epistle not "to faint at his tribulations for them" (Ephesians 3:13).