Epaphras was deeply concerned about fellow believers in Colossae, for from Rome the apostle Paul wrote them: “Epaphras... sends you his greetings, always exerting himself in your behalf in his prayers, that you may finally stand complete and with firm conviction in all the will of God. ” ​ — Colossians 4: 12.
तुम से नमस्कार कहता है और सदा तुम्हारे लिये प्रार्थनाओं में प्रयत्न करता है, ताकि तुम सिद्ध होकर पूर्ण विश्‍वास के साथ परमेश्‍वर की इच्छा पर स्थिर रहो । ” — कुलुस्सियों 4: 12.