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Colossians 1:3
Colossians 1:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
- New International Version (NIV)We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
- English Standard Version (ESV)We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
- New King James Version (NKJV)We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Context of Colossians 1:3
1Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus, by God's will, and Timotheus the brother, 2to the holy and faithful brethren in Christ which [are] in Colosse. Grace to you and peace from God our Father [and Lord Jesus Christ]. We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ continually [when] praying for you, 4having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which ye have towards all the saints, 5on account of the hope which [is] laid up for you in the heavens; of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the glad tidings,
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Εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ θεῷ πατρὶ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι,Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Colossians 1:3
- Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world.
- 1 Corinthians 1:4I thank my God always about you, in respect of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus;
- Ephesians 1:15Wherefore I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which [is] in you, and the love which [ye have] towards all the saints,
- Philippians 1:3I thank my God for my whole remembrance of you,
- Philippians 4:6Be careful about nothing; but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you at our prayers,
- Colossians 1:9For this reason we also, from the day we heard [of your faith and love], do not cease praying and asking for you, to the end that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
- Ephesians 3:14For this reason I bow my knees to the Father [of our Lord Jesus Christ],
- Philippians 1:9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:10night and day beseeching exceedingly to the end that we may see your face, and perfect what is lacking in your faith?
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16But our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us, and given [us] eternal consolation and good hope by grace,
- 2 Timothy 1:3I am thankful to God, whom I serve from [my] forefathers with pure conscience, how unceasingly I have the remembrance of thee in my supplications night and day,
Commentaries on Colossians 1:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3We give thanks to God - Who is the author of all good; and from whom the grace, which has produced your conversion, has sprung by his mission of Christ Jesus. See the note on Ephesians 1:15, Ephesians 1:16; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3We give thanks to God - See the notes at the parallel place in Ephesians 1:15-16. Praying always for you - See the Romans 1:9, note; Ephesians 1:16, note; compare 1 Thessalonians 1:2.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-14This section starts with a thanksgiving, common in New Testament letters. Paul thanks God for the growth of the faith of the Colossians. He prays they will understand it even more. Through this prayer, Paul shows his concern about the influence of false teachers.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Thanksgiving for the "faith, hope, and love" of the Colossians. So in the twin Epistle sent at the same time and by the same bearer, Tychicus (Ep 1:15, 16). We--I and Timothy. and the Father--So some of the oldest manuscripts read. But others better omit the "and," which probably crept in from Ep 1:3. praying always for you--with thanksgiving (Php 4:6). See Col 1:4.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Colossians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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