Paragraph 4:15–17

Theme: Paul gave the Colossians some final instructions.

4:15a

brothers: See the note on 1:2a.

4:15b

Nympha and the church that meets at her house: Nympha is a woman’s name. If your language uses the same pronoun for “his” and “her,” it may not be clear in your translation that Nympha was a woman. This is acceptable. You do not have to make this information explicit unless there is a natural way to do so. One way to do this is to use a form of the name Nympha that would be used only for women’s names.

the church that meets at her house: See the note on 1:18a and the word “church” in the glossary. Remember that the Greek word ekklēsia, which is usually translated church in English, means “assembly, congregation.” It never refers to a building. When Paul was writing this letter, Christians did not meet in special buildings. They usually met in people’s houses.

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