| 单词 | Colossae |
| 例句 | Colossae was the seat of an early Christian church, the result of St Paul’s activity at Ephesus, though perhaps actually founded by Epaphras. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Colossae was the least important town to which any Epistle of St. Paul which now remains was addressed. The Books of the New Testament Others, too, were with him, but none perhaps was dearer to S. Paul than a certain slave, Onesimus, who had fled from his master, Philemon, in Colossae. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles Such an one was Onesimus, a slave from Colossae, who arrived in Rome as a runaway, but was sent back to his Christian master, Philemon, no longer as a slave, but as a brother beloved. The Life of St. Paul Philemon lived at Colossae and was probably a convert of Paul and member of the Colossian church. The Bible Book by Book A Manual for the Outline Study of the Bible by Books Colossae lasted until the 7th and 8th centuries, when it was gradually deserted under pressure of the Arab invasions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Colossae had been flourishing enough in the time of Herodotus, but now, overshadowed by greater neighbours—Laodicea, Hierapolis, and Chonae—and perhaps shaken by recurring earthquakes, it was sinking fast into decay. The Books of the New Testament Although the evil wrought was long lived, true devotion to the angels was practised in Colossae and there the Archangel Michael appeared. The Divine Office When the slave Onesimus was sent back to Colossae, he received, as the branch of peace to offer to his master, the exquisite little Epistle to Philemon, a priceless monument of Christian courtesy. The Life of St. Paul Colossae, being exposed to the raids of the Moslem Saracens, disappeared from history in the 8th century. The Books of the New Testament Some difficulties are connected with the heresy taught by the religious agitators at Colossae. The Books of the New Testament We may account for the presence of Jews at Colossae which is suggested in the Epistle, by remembering its convenient position and its trade speciality. The Books of the New Testament The Epistle is addressed to Philemon, a substantial citizen of Colossae. The Books of the New Testament He evidently does not put them on the same level as the sectaries of Galatia or Colossae. The Books of the New Testament This suggests that the Epistle was written primarily to a Church like that of Colossae which he had never visited. The Books of the New Testament |
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