2and to [your wife] Apphia our sister, and to 1:2 Perhaps the son of Philemon and Apphia.Archippus our fellow soldier [in ministry], and to the 1:2 Philemon was responsible to see that this letter was shared with his fellow Colossian believers.church that meets in your 1:2 Prior to the third century a.d. churches customarily met in private homes.house:
2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your1:2 You and Your are singular throughout this letter, except in verses 3, 22, and 25. house:
2We are also sending it to our sister Apphia and to Archippus. He is a soldier of Christ together with us. And we are sending it to the church that meets in your home.