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Thankfulness for Spiritual Attainments1 aPaul°, ban apostle° of Jesus° Christ° Icby the will° of God°, and dTimothy° IIour brother°, 2 ¶ To the Iasaints° and faithful° brethren° in Christ° [who are] at Colossae°: bGrace° to you and peace° from God° our Father°. 3 ¶ aWe give° thanks° to God°, bthe Father° of our Lord° Jesus° Christ°, praying° always° for you, 4 asince we heard° of your faith° in Christ° Jesus° and the blove° which° you have° Ifor call° the IIsaints°; 5 because° of the ahope° blaid° up for you in Iheaven°, of which° you previously° cheard° in the word° of truth°, IIthe gospel° 6 which has come° to you, just° as Iain all° the world° also° it is constantly bearing° bfruit° and IIincreasing°, even° as [it has been doing] in you also° since° the day° you cheard° [of it] and IIIunderstood° the grace° of God° in truth°; 7 just° as you learned° [it] from aEpaphras°, our bbeloved° fellow° bond-servant°, who° is a faithful° servant° of Christ° on our behalf°, 8 and he also° informed° us of your alove° in the Spirit°. [3] aRo 1:8 bRo 15:6; 2Co 1:3
[4] IOr toward IIOr holy ones aEp 1:15 bGa 5:6 cEp 6:18 [5] ILit the heavens IIOr of the gospel aAc 23:6 b2Ti 4:8 cEp 1:13 [6] IOr it is in the world IIOr spreading abroad IIIOr came really to know aRo 10:18 bRo 1:13 cEp 4:21 [7] aCol 4:12 bCol 4:7 [8] aRo 15:30 9 ¶ For this° reason° also°, asince° the day° we heard° [of it], bwe have not ceased° to pray° for you and to ask° that you may be filled° with the Icknowledge° of His will° in all° spiritual° dwisdom° and understanding°, 10 so that you will awalk° in a manner° worthy° of the Lord°, Ibto please° [Him] in all° respects°, cbearing° fruit° in every° good° work° and IIincreasing° in the IIIknowledge° of God°; 11 astrengthened° with all° power°, according° to IHis glorious° might°, IIfor the attaining of all° steadfastness° and IIIpatience°; bjoyously° 12 giving° thanks° to athe Father°, who has qualified° us Ito share° in bthe inheritance° of the IIsaints° in cLight°. [9] IOr real knowledge aCol 1:4 bEp 1:16 cPhp 1:9 dEp 1:17
[10] ILit unto all pleasing IIOr growing by the knowledge IIIOr real knowledge aEp 4:1 bEp 5:10 cRo 1:13 [11] ILit the might of His glory IILit unto all IIIOr patience with joy a1Co 16:13 bEp 4:2 [12] ILit unto the portion of IIOr holy ones aEp 2:18 bAc 20:32 cAc 26:18 The Incomparable Christ13 IFor He rescued° us from the IIadomain° of darkness°, and transferred° us to the kingdom° of IIIbHis beloved° Son°, 14 ain whom° we have° redemption°, the forgiveness° of sins°. 15 ¶ IHe is the aimage° of the binvisible° God°, the cfirstborn° of all° creation°. 16 For Iaby Him all° things° were created°, a[both] in the heavens° and on earth°, visible° and invisible°, whether° bthrones° or° dominions° or° rulers° or° authorities°—call° things° have been created° through° Him and for Him. 17 He Iais before° all° things°, and in Him all° things° IIhold° together°. 18 He is also° ahead° of bthe body°, the church°; and He is cthe beginning°, dthe firstborn° from the dead°, so° that He Himself° will come° to have° first° place° in everything°. 19 For Iit was athe [Father’s] good° pleasure° for all° bthe IIfullness° to dwell° in Him, 20 and through° Him to areconcile° all° things° to Himself°, having made° bpeace° through° cthe blood° of His cross°; through° Him, [I say], dwhether° things on earth° or° things in Iheaven°. [15] ILit Who is a2Co 4:4 bJn 1:1 cRo 8:29
[16] IOr in aEp 1:10 bEp 1:20f; Col 2:15 cJn 1:3; Ro 11:36; 1Co 8:6 [17] IOr has existed prior to IIOr endure aJn 1:1; 8:58 [18] aEp 1:22 bEp 1:23; Col 1:24; 2:19 cRv 3:14 dAc 26:23 [19] IOr all the fullness was pleased to dwell III.e. fullness of deity aEp 1:5 bJn 1:16 [20] ILit the heavens a2Co 5:18; Ep 2:16 bRo 5:1; Ep 2:14 cEp 2:13 dCol 1:16 21 ¶ And although you were aformerly° alienated° and hostile° in mind°, [engaged] in evil° deeds°, 22 yet° He has now° areconciled° you in His fleshly° bbody° through° death°, in order to cpresent° you before° Him dholy° and blameless° and beyond° reproach°— 23 if° indeed° you continue° in Ithe faith° firmly° aestablished° and steadfast°, and not moved° away° from the bhope° of the gospel° that you have heard°, which was proclaimed° cin all° creation° under° heaven°, dand of which° I, Paul°, IIwas made° a IIIeminister°. [21] aRo 5:10; Ep 2:3, 12
[22] a2Co 5:18; Ep 2:16 bRo 7:4 cEp 5:27; Col 1:28 dEp 1:4 [23] IOr in faith IILit became IIIOr servant aEp 3:17; Col 2:7 bCol 1:5 cMk 16:15; Ac 2:5; Col 1:6 dEp 3:7; Col 1:25 e1Co 3:5 24 ¶ aNow° I rejoice° in my sufferings° for your sake°, and in my flesh° bI Ido my share° on behalf° of cHis body°, which° is the church°, in filling° up what° is lacking° IIin Christ’s° afflictions°. 25 aOf [this church] I Iwas made° a minister° according° to the bstewardship° from God° bestowed° on me for your benefit°, so that I might IIfully° carry° out the [preaching of] the word° of God°, 26 [that is], athe mystery° which has been hidden° from the [past] ages° and generations°, but has now° been manifested° to His Isaints°, 27 to whom° aGod° willed° to make° known° what° is bthe riches° of the glory° of this° mystery° among° the Gentiles°, which° is cChrist° in you, the dhope° of glory°. 28 We proclaim° Him, aadmonishing° every° man° and teaching° every° man° Iwith all° bwisdom°, so° that we may cpresent° every° man° IIdcomplete° in Christ°. 29 For this° purpose also° I alabor°, bstriving° caccording° to His Ipower°, which IImightily° works° within° me. [24] IOr representatively...fill up IILit of aRo 8:17; 2Co 1:5; 12:15; Php 2:17 b2Ti 1:8; 2:10 cCol 1:18
[25] ILit became IILit make full the word of God aCol 1:23 bEp 3:2 [26] IOr holy ones aRo 16:25f; Ep 3:3f; Col 2:2; 4:3 [27] aMt 13:11 bEp 1:7, 18; 3:16 cRo 8:10 d1Ti 1:1 [28] ILit in IIOr perfect aAc 20:31; Col 3:16 b1Co 2:6f; Col 2:3 cCol 1:22 dMt 5:48; Ep 4:13 [29] ILit working IILit in power a1Co 15:10 bCol 2:1; 4:12 cEp 1:19; Col 2:12 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
After salutation he thanketh God for their faith,1 ¶ Paul,º an apostleº of Jesusº Christº byº the willº of God,º andº Timotheusº [our] brother,º 2 To the² saints¹² andº faithfulº brethrenº inº Christº which are atº Colosse:º Graceº [be] unto you,º andº peace,º fromº Godº ourº Fatherº andº the Lordº Jesusº Christ.º 3 We give thanksºª to Godº andº the Fatherº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ,º prayingºª alwaysº forº you,º 4 Since we heardºª of yourº faithº inº Christº Jesus,º andº of the² loveº [which¹ ye² have] toº allº the² saints,º 5 Forº the² hopeº which¹ is laid upºª for youº inº heaven,º whereofº ye heard beforeºª inº the² wordº of the² truthº of the² gospel;º 6 Which¹ is comeºª untoº you,º asº¹ [it² is] inº allº the² world;º andº² bringeth forth fruit,º¹ªª asº [it doth] alsoº inº you,º sinceº theº dayº ye heardºª [of it], andº knewºª the² graceº of Godº inº truth:º [1] Ro 1:1; 1Co 1:1; 2Co 1:1; Ep 1:1; Php 1:1; 1Th 1:1; 2Th 1:1; Phm 1:1.
[2] Ps 16:3; Ro 1:7; 1Co 1:2; 4:17; Ga 1:3; 3:9; Ep 1:1; 6:21; 1P 1:2; 2P 1:2; Jde 1:2; Rv 1:4. [3] Ro 1:8; 1Co 1:4; Ep 1:15; 3:14; Php 1:3, 9; 4:6; Col 1:9, 13; 1Th 1:2; 3:10; 2Th 2:16; 2Ti 1:3. [4] 2Co 7:7; Ga 5:6; Ep 1:15; Col 1:9; 1Th 1:3; 3:6; 4:9; 2Th 1:3; Phm 1:5; He 6:10; 1P 1:21; 1Jn 3:14, 23; 4:16; 3Jn 1:3. [5] Ps 31:19; Mt 6:19; Lk 12:33; Ac 10:36; 13:26; 23:6; 24:15; 26:6; Ro 10:8; 1Co 13:13; 15:19; 2Co 5:19; 6:7; Ga 5:5; Ep 1:13, 18; Col 1:23, 27; 3:16; 1Th 2:13; 2Th 2:16; 1Ti 1:15; 2Ti 4:8; He 7:19; 1P 1:3; 2:2; 3:15; 1Jn 3:3. [6] Ps 98:3; 110:3; Mt 24:14; 28:19; Mk 4:8, 26; 16:15; Jn 4:23; 15:16; Ac 11:18; 12:24; 16:14; 26:18; Ro 1:13; 10:17, 18; 15:19, 28; 16:26; 1Co 15:10; 2Co 6:1; 10:14; Ep 3:2; 4:23; 5:9; Php 1:11; 4:17; Col 1:10, 23; 1Th 1:5; 2:13; 2Th 2:13; Tit 2:11; 1P 1:2; 5:12. confirmeth the doctrine of Epaphras,7 Asº ye¹ª alsoº learnedºª ofº Epaphrasº ourº dearº fellowservant,º whoº isºª forº youº a faithfulº ministerº of Christ;º 8 Whoº alsoº declaredºª unto usº yourº loveº inº the Spirit.º [7] Nu 12:7; Mt 24:45; 25:21; 1Co 4:2, 17; 7:25; 2Co 11:23; Ep 5:21; Php 2:19, 25; Col 4:12; 1Ti 4:6; 2Ti 2:2; Phm 1:23; He 2:17; 3:2.
[8] Ro 5:5; 15:30; Ga 5:22; Col 1:4; 2Ti 1:7; 1P 1:22. prayeth further for their increase in grace,9 Forº this causeº weº also,º sinceº theº dayº we heardºª [it], do¹ª notº cease¹ª² to prayºª forº you,º andº to desireºª thatº ye might be filledºª with the² knowledgeº of hisº willº inº allº wisdomº andº spiritualº understanding;º 10 That yeº might walkºª worthyº of the² Lordº untoº allº pleasing,º being fruitfulºª inº everyº goodº work,º andº increasingºª inº the² knowledgeº of God;º 11 Strengthenedºª withº allº might,º according² to¹ hisº gloriousº power,º untoº allº patienceº andº longsufferingº withº joyfulness;º 12 Giving thanksºª unto the² Father,º which¹ hath made¹ª us¹ meetºª² to¹ be partakersº² of the² inheritanceº of the² saintsº inº light:º 13 Whoº hath deliveredºª usº fromº the² powerº of darkness,º andº hath translatedºª [us] intoº the² kingdomº of his¹² dearº Son:º [9] 1S 12:23; Ps 119:99; 143:10; Jn 7:17; Ac 12:5; Ro 1:8; 12:2; 1Co 1:5; Ep 1:8, 15; 3:14; 5:10, 17; 6:6; Php 1:4, 9; Col 1:3, 6; 3:16; 4:5, 12; 1Th 1:3; 5:17; 2Th 1:11; 2Ti 1:3; Phm 1:4; He 10:36; 13:21; Jm 1:5; 3:17; 1P 2:15; 4:2; 1Jn 2:17; 5:20.
[10] Pv 16:7; Is 53:11; Dn 12:4; Mi 4:5; Hab 2:14; Jn 15:8, 16; 17:3; Ro 4:12; 6:4; 2Co 2:14; 4:6; 9:8; Ga 5:22; Ep 1:17; 2:10; 4:1, 13; 5:2, 15; Php 1:11, 27; 4:18; Col 2:6, 19; 3:20; 4:5; 1Th 2:12; 4:1; 2Ti 2:4; Tit 3:1, 14; He 11:5; 13:16, 21; 2P 1:2, 8; 3:18; 1Jn 3:22; 5:20. [11] Ex 15:6; Ps 63:2; Pv 24:10; Is 45:24; Ac 1:8; 5:41; Ro 2:7; 5:3; 2Co 4:7; 6:4; 12:9; Ep 3:16; 4:2; 6:10; Php 4:13; 1Th 3:3; 2Ti 2:1; He 10:34; 11:34; 12:1; Jm 1:2; 5:7; 2P 1:6; Jde 1:25; Rv 14:12. [12] 1K 6:7; 1Ch 29:20; Ps 36:9; 79:13; 97:11; 107:21; 116:7; Pv 4:18; 16:1; Is 60:19; Dn 2:23; Mt 25:34; Jn 4:23; 14:6; 20:17; Ac 20:32; 26:18; Ro 8:17, 29; 9:23; 11:17; 15:27; 1Co 8:6; 9:23; 2Co 5:5; Ep 1:11, 18; 3:6; 4:6; 5:4, 20; Col 2:2; 3:15, 17; Tit 2:14; He 3:1, 14; 12:23; Jm 3:9; 1P 1:2; 5:1; 1Jn 1:3; 3:1; Rv 21:23; 22:5, 14. [13] Ps 2:6; Is 9:6; 42:1; 49:24; 53:12; Dn 7:13; Zc 9:9; Mt 3:17; 12:29; 17:5; 25:34; Lk 13:24; 22:53; Jn 3:35; 5:24; 12:31; 17:24; Ac 26:18; Ro 6:17; 14:17; 1Co 6:9; 15:23; 2Co 4:4; 6:17; Ep 1:6; 2:3; 4:18; 5:8; 6:12; 1Th 2:12; Tit 3:3; He 2:14; 1P 2:9; 2P 1:11; 1Jn 2:8; 3:8, 14. describeth the true Christ,14 Inº whomº we haveºª redemptionº throughº hisº blood,º [even] the² forgivenessº of sins:º 15 Whoº isºª the imageº of the² invisibleº God,º the firstbornº of everyº creature:º 16 Forº byº himº were¹ª all thingsº created,ºª that² are inº heaven,º andº that² are inº earth,º visibleº andº invisible,º whetherº [they be] thrones,º orº dominions,º orº principalities,º orº powers:º all thingsº were createdºª byº him,º andº forº him:º 17 Andº heº isºª beforeº all things,º andº byº himº all thingsº consist.ºª 18 Andº heº isºª the² headº of the² body,º the² church:º whoº isºª the beginning,º the firstbornº fromº the² dead;º thatº inº allº [things] heº might haveºª the preeminence.ºª 19 For² it pleasedºª [the Father] that¹ inº himº should¹ª allº fulnessº dwell;ºª 20 And,º having made peaceºª throughº the² bloodº of hisº cross,º byº himº to reconcileºª all thingsº untoº himself;¹² byº him,º [I say], whetherº [they be] things² inº earth,º orº things² inº heaven.º [14] Ps 32:1; 130:4; Mt 20:28; Lk 5:20; 7:47; Ac 2:38; 10:43; 13:38; 20:28; 26:18; Ro 3:24; 4:6; Ga 3:13; Ep 1:7; 4:32; 5:2; Col 2:13; 3:13; 1Ti 2:6; Tit 2:14; He 9:12, 22; 10:12; 1P 1:19; 3:18; 1Jn 1:9; 2:2, 12; Rv 1:5; 5:9; 14:4.
[15] Ex 24:10; Nu 12:8; Ps 89:27; Pv 8:29; Ezk 1:26; Jn 1:14, 18; 3:16; 14:9; 15:24; 2Co 4:4, 6; Php 2:6; Col 1:13, 16; 1Ti 1:17; 6:16; He 1:3, 6; 11:27; Rv 3:14. [16] Dt 4:39; 1Ch 29:11; Ps 102:25; Pv 16:4; Is 40:9; 43:21; 44:24; Jn 1:3; Ro 8:38; 11:36; 1Co 8:6; Ep 1:10, 21; 3:9, 10; 6:12; Php 2:10; Col 1:15, 20; 2:10, 15; He 1:2, 10; 2:10; 3:3; 1P 3:22; Rv 5:13. [17] 1S 2:8; Ps 75:3; Pv 8:22; Is 43:11; 44:6; Mi 5:2; Jn 1:1; 5:17; 8:58; 17:5; Ac 17:28; 1Co 8:6; Col 1:15; He 1:3; 13:8; Rv 1:8, 11, 17; 2:8. [18] Ps 45:2; 89:27; So 5:10; Is 52:13; Mt 23:8; 28:18; Jn 1:1, 16, 27; 3:29, 34; 11:25; Ac 26:23; Ro 8:29; 1Co 11:3; 15:20, 25; Ep 1:10, 22; 4:15; 5:23; Col 1:24; 2:10; He 1:5; 1Jn 1:1; Rv 1:5, 8, 18; 3:14; 5:9; 11:15; 21:6, 23; 22:13. [19] Mt 11:25; Lk 10:21; Jn 1:16; 3:34; Ep 1:3, 23; 4:10; Col 2:3, 9; 3:11. [20] Lv 6:30; Ps 85:10; Is 9:6; Ezk 45:17; Dn 9:24; Mi 5:2, 5; Zc 9:9; Lk 2:14; Ac 10:30; Ro 5:1; 2Co 5:18, 19; Ep 1:10; 2:13; Php 2:10; Col 1:21; He 2:17; 13:20; 1Jn 4:9. encourageth them to receive Jesus Christ, and commendeth his own ministry.21 Andº you,º that wereºª sometimeº alienatedºª andº enemiesº in [your] mindº byº wickedº works,º yetº nowº hath he reconciledºª 22 Inº the² bodyº of his¹² fleshº throughº death,º to presentºª youº holyº andº unblameableº andº unreproveableº in his¹ sight:º² 23 Ifº ye continueºª in the² faithº groundedºª andº settled,º andº [be] notº moved awayºª fromº the² hopeº of the² gospel,º whichº ye have heard,ºª [and] which¹ was preachedºª toº everyº creatureº which² is underº heaven;º whereofº Iº Paulº am madeºª a minister;º 24 Whoº nowº rejoiceºª inº myº sufferingsº forº you,º andº fill upºª that which is behindº of the² afflictionsº of Christº inº myº fleshº for¹ª his¹ body's¹ sake,º²² which isºª the² church:º 25 Whereofº Iº am madeºª a minister,º according² to¹ the² dispensationº of Godº which¹ is givenºª to meº forº you,º to fulfilºª the² wordº of God;º 26 [Even] the² mysteryº which¹ hath been hidºª fromº agesº andº fromº generations,º butº nowº is made manifestºª to hisº saints:º 27 To whomº Godº wouldºª make knownºª whatº [is] the² richesº of the² gloryº of thisº mysteryº amongº the² Gentiles;º whichº isºª Christº inº you,º the² hopeº of glory:º 28 Whomº weº preach,ºª warningºª everyº man,º andº teachingºª everyº manº inº allº wisdom;º thatº we may presentºª everyº manº perfectº inº Christº Jesus:º 29 Whereuntoºº I¹ª alsoº labour,ºª strivingºª according² to¹ hisº working,º which¹ workethºª inº meº mightily.ºº [21] Ro 1:30; 5:9; 8:7; 1Co 6:9; Ep 2:1, 12, 19; 4:18; Tit 1:15; 3:3; Jm 4:4.
[22] Jb 15:15; 25:5; Ps 51:7; Lk 1:75; Ro 7:4; 2Co 11:2; Ep 1:4; 2:15; 5:27; 1Th 4:7; Tit 2:14; He 10:10, 20; 13:21; 2P 3:14; Jde 1:24. [23] Dt 2:25; 4:19; Ps 92:13; 125:5; Lm 3:66; Ezk 18:26; Ho 6:3; Zp 1:6; Mt 7:24; 24:13, 14; Mk 16:15; Lk 6:48; 8:13; 22:32; Jn 8:30; 15:6, 9; Ac 1:17, 25; 2:5; 4:12; 11:23; 14:22; 20:24; 26:16; Ro 2:7; 5:5; 10:18; 15:16; 1Co 4:1; 15:58; 2Co 3:6; 4:1; 5:18; 6:1; 11:23; Ga 4:11; 5:5, 7; 6:9; Ep 1:18; 2:21; 3:7, 17; 4:16; Col 1:5, 6, 25; 2:7; 1Th 3:3, 5; 5:8; 2Th 2:16; 1Ti 1:12; 2:7; 2Ti 1:11; 4:5; Tit 3:7; He 3:6, 14; 4:14; 6:19; 10:38; 1P 1:3, 5; 2P 2:18; 1Jn 2:27; 3:1; Rv 2:10. [24] Mt 5:11; Ac 5:41; Ro 5:3; 2Co 1:5; 4:8; 7:4; 11:23; Ep 1:23; 3:1, 13; Php 2:17; 3:10; Col 1:18; 2Ti 1:8; 2:9; Jm 1:2. [25] Ro 15:15, 19; 1Co 9:17; Ga 2:7; Ep 3:2; Col 1:23; 1Th 3:2; 1Ti 4:6; 2Ti 4:2. [26] Ps 25:14; Mt 13:11; Mk 4:11; Lk 8:10; Ro 16:25; 1Co 2:7; Ep 3:3; 2Ti 1:10. [27] Ps 16:9; Lk 17:21; Jn 6:56; 14:17, 20, 23; 15:2; 17:22, 26; Ro 5:2; 8:10, 18; 9:23; 11:33; 1Co 2:12; 3:16; 2Co 2:14; 4:6, 17; 6:16; Ga 1:15; 2:20; 4:19; Ep 1:7, 17; 2:22; 3:8, 16, 17; Php 4:19; Col 1:5; 2:3; 3:11; 1Ti 1:1; 1P 1:3; 1Jn 4:4; Rv 3:20. [28] Dt 4:5; Pv 8:5; Ec 12:9; Jr 3:15; 6:10; Ezk 3:17; 7:10; 33:4; Mt 3:7; 28:20; Mk 6:34; Lk 21:15; Ac 3:20; 5:42; 8:5, 35; 9:20; 10:36; 11:20; 13:38; 17:3, 18; 20:27, 31; Ro 16:25; 1Co 1:23, 30; 2:6, 15; 4:14; 12:8; 15:12; 2Co 4:5; 10:14; 11:2; Ep 3:8; 4:11, 12; 5:27; Php 1:15; Col 1:22; 2:10; 1Th 4:6; 5:12; 1Ti 3:2, 16; 2Ti 2:24; He 10:14; 13:21; 2P 3:15. [29] Lk 13:24; Ro 15:20, 30; 1Co 9:25; 12:6, 11; 15:10; 2Co 5:9; 6:5; 11:23; 12:9; 13:3; Ep 1:19; 3:7, 20; Php 1:27, 30; 2:13, 16; Col 2:1; 4:12; 1Th 2:9; 2Th 3:8; 2Ti 2:10; He 12:4; 13:21; Rv 2:3. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.asp]. |
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