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Epaphras, who is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Epaphras, Epaphras, a Christian N-NMS H1889 Ἐπαφρᾶς epaphras
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who the Art-GMS H3588 ὁ o
is one of your number, you (early mod. Eng. thou) PPro-G2P H4771    
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One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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a bondslave a slave N-NMS H1401 δοῦλος doulos
of Jesus Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also three other Isr. N-GMS H2424 Ἰησοῦ iēsou
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Christ, the Anointed One, Messiah, Christ N-GMS H5547 Χριστοῦ christou
sends you his greetings, to welcome, greet V-PIM/P-3S H782 ἀσπάζεται aspazetai
always at all times Adv H3842 πάντοτε pantote
laboring earnestly to contend for a prize, struggle V-PPM/P-NMS H75 ἀγωνιζόμενος agōnizomenos
for you in his prayers, prayer N-DFP H4335 προσευχαῖς proseuchais
that you may stand to make to stand, to stand V-ASP-2P H2476 σταθῆτε stathēte
perfect having reached its end, i.e. complete, by ext. perfect Adj-NMP H5046 τέλειοι teleioi
and fully assured to bring in full measure, to fulfill V-RPM/P-NMP H4135 πεπληροφορημένοι peplērophorēmenoi
in all all, every Adj-DNS H3956 παντὶ panti
the will will N-DNS H2307 θελήματι thelēmati
of God. God, a god N-GMS H2316 θεοῦ theou

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Epaphras

Epaphras [N] [H] [S] lovely, spoken of by Paul ( Colossians 1:7 ;  4:12 ) as "his dear fellow-servant," and "a faithful minister of Christ." He was thus evidently with him at Rome when he wrote to the Colossians. He was a distinguished disciple, and probably the founder of the Colossian church. He is also mentioned in the Epistle to ( Philemon 1:23 ), where he is called by Paul his &q... View Details

Jesus

Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also three other Isr.  

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Epaphras, who is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.
King James Bible Epaphras, who is one of your number, you, a bondslave servant of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, saluteth you, always laboring earnestly labouring fervently for you in his prayers, that you ye may stand perfect and fully assured complete in all the will of God.
Berean Bible Epaphras, Epaphras greets you, who is one of your number, you, a bondslave servant of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, Christ Jesus, always laboring earnestly struggling for you in his the prayers, so that you may stand perfect mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
Hebrew Greek English Epaphras, who is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.