Col 3:17*: “…do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks (εὐχαριστοῦντες) to God the Father through him.” 3:16*: “… as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness (ἐν τῇ χάριτι) in your hearts to God.” 3:15*: “And be thankful (εὐχάριστοι).” Of course, such purely external connection results in a certain lack of design. Associated with this feature is yet another characteristic of paraenetic literature: the repetition of identical motifs in different