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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Eph_6:21-22
21But that you also may know about my circumstances, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you. 22I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know about us, and that he may comfort your hearts.
Eph_6:21 "Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord" He is mentioned in Act_20:4; Col_4:7; Tit_3:12; 2Ti_4:12. He was the bearer of the letter. Also, he probably carried the letters of Colossians and Philemon to Asia Minor and was accompanied by Onesimus. He also possibly may have carried the letter of Ephesians to all the churches of Asia Minor. He also may have functioned as Paul's scribe, like Tertius of Rom_16:22.
Eph_6:21-22 These verses are the same in Greek as Col_4:7-8, except Colossians adds "fellow bond servant," which shows that Paul probably wrote the two books close to the same time.
Eph_6:22 Paul wanted the churches to know of his circumstances so that they could pray for him and not worry about him. He felt he was in God's plan for his life and ministry (cf. Act_9:15).
▣ "hearts" See Special Topic at Col_2:2.
▣ One wonders if Paul himself did not pen this verse as well as Eph_6:23-24.