Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Colossians: Chapter 4].
(Re 1:3). {Cause that} (\poi•sate hina\). Same idiom in Joh
11:37; Re 13:15. Old Greek preferred \hop•s\ for this idiom. See
1Th 5:27 for injunction for public reading of the Epistle.
{That ye also read} (\kai humeis anagn•te\). Second aorist active
subjunctive of \anagin•sk•\, to read. {And the epistle from
Laodicea} (\kai t•n ek Laodikias\). The most likely meaning is
that the so-called Epistle to the Ephesians was a circular letter
to various churches in the province of Asia, one copy going to
Laodicea and to be passed on to Colossae as the Colossian letter
was to be sent on to Laodicea. This was done usually by copying
and keeping the original. See Eph 1:1 for further discussion of
this matter.
4:17 {Take heed} (\blepe\). Keep an eye on. {Thou hast received
in the Lord} (\parelabes en Kuri•i\). Second aorist active
indicative of \paralamban•\, the verb used by Paul of getting his
message from the Lord (1Co 15:3). Clearly Archippus had a call
"in the Lord" as every preacher should have. {That thou fulfil
it} (\hina aut•n pl•rois\). Present active subjunctive of
\pl•ro•\, "that thou keep on filling it full." It is a life-time
job.
4:18 {Of me Paul with mine own hand} (\t•i em•i cheiri Paulou\).
More precisely, "with the hand of me Paul." The genitive \Paulou\
is in apposition with the idea in the possessive pronoun \em•i\,
which is itself in the instrumental case agreeing with \cheiri\.
So also 2Th 3:17; 1Co 16:21. {My bonds} (\mou t•n desm•n\).
Genitive case with \mnemoneuete\ (remember). The chain (\en
halusei\ Eph 6:20) clanked afresh as Paul took the pen to sign
the salutation. He was not likely to forget it himself
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Word Pictures in the New Testament
(Colossians: Chapter 4)