<p>4:8 <em>Whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state and that he may comfort your hearts</em>- The sole reason Tychicus was sent all the way from Rome to Colosse was to carry news of how Paul was faring in prison; see on :7. Paul assumed that the Colossians were desperately worried about his state in prison, and &quot;for this very purpose&quot; sent Tychicus to comfort them. </p>