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Colossians 1:2
2We are writing to you, God's own people who live in Colossae. You are like brothers and sisters to us because you continue to believe in Christ. I pray that God, our Father, will continue to help you. I pray that he will give you peace in your minds.
Colossians 1:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- New International Version (NIV)To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
- English Standard Version (ESV)To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
- New King James Version (NKJV)To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Context of Colossians 1:2
1This letter is from me, Paul. God chose me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. Our friend Timothy is here with me while I write. We are writing to you, God's own people who live in Colossae. You are like brothers and sisters to us because you continue to believe in Christ. I pray that God, our Father, will continue to help you. I pray that he will give you peace in your minds. 3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you. 4We thank God because people have told us good things about you. You continue to trust Christ Jesus. You also love all God's people.
Read all of Colossians 1Colossians 1:2 word by word
τοῖς ἐν Κολοσσαῖς ἁγίοις καὶ πιστοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ· χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶνRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- To the saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
- brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- which areὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- which areΚολοσσαίKolossai · ColossaeG2857
- Graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
- unto youσύsu · youG4771
- peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
Cross-references for Colossians 1:2
- Psalms 16:3When I think about your own people who live in this land, it makes me happy! They are truly great people!
- 1 Corinthians 1:2I am sending this letter to you, the people of God's church in Corinth. God has made you clean because you belong to Christ Jesus. He has chosen you to be his special people. So you join together with all people everywhere who worship our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is their Lord, as he is our Lord.
- Galatians 3:9So then, God did not bless only Abraham when he trusted God. God also blesses all people who trust him like Abraham did.
- Ephesians 1:1This letter is from me, Paul. God chose me to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am writing to you, God's own people who live in Ephesus. You are those who continue to believe in Christ Jesus, and so you belong to him.
- 1 Corinthians 4:17To help you to do that, I have sent Timothy to visit you. He is like a son to me, and I love him very much. He continues to serve the Lord well. He will help you to remember how I live as a Christian. I teach the same things to all groups of Christians everywhere.
- Ephesians 6:21My Christian friend, Tychicus, will tell you all the news about me. He works hard as the Lord's servant. He will tell you about what is happening here. Then you will know what I am doing and how I am.
- Romans 1:7So I am writing to all you Christians who are in Rome. God loves you and he has chosen you to be his own people. I pray that God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ will continue to help you. I pray that they will give you peace in your minds.
- Galatians 1:3I pray that God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ will continue to help you. I pray that they will give you peace in your minds.
- 1 Peter 1:2God, the Father, already decided that you should be his people. God's Spirit has made you special people who would obey Jesus Christ. God chose you so that Jesus Christ's blood would make you really clean. I pray that God will help you and give you peace in your minds more and more.
- 2 Peter 1:2I pray that God will help you and give you peace in your minds more and more. You will grow as believers because you know God and you know Jesus, our Lord.
- Jude 1:2I pray that God will be kind to you and that he will give you peace in your minds more and more. I want you to know more and more how much God loves you.
- Revelation 1:4I am John. I am writing to the seven churches that are in the region of Asia. I pray that God will be very kind to you. I pray that he will give you peace in your minds. God is alive now. He has always been alive. He will continue to be alive for ever. God will help you, and the seven spirits that are in front of his throne will help you.
Commentaries on Colossians 1:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2To the saints - Those who professed Christianity. See the note on Ephesians 1:1. Which are at Colosse - Instead of , at Colosse, or among the Colossians, ABC, and many other excellent MSS., with both the Syriac, Coptic, Slavonic, Origen, Gregory Nyssen, Amphilochus, Theodoret, Damascenus, Theophylact, and others, read in Colassa, or among the Colassians; and this is most probably the true reading. That this city perished by an earthquake, a short time…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Grace be unto you - See the notes at Romans 1:7.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Colossae was in the Lycus River valley in western Asia Minor. It was about 193 kilometers (120 miles) east of Ephesus and 16 kilometers (10 miles) southeast of Laodicea. Its place on an important Roman road exposed it to the social and religious trends of the time. brothers: Greek adelphoi, a term used for family members, both male and female.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Colosse--written in the oldest manuscripts, "Colasse." As "saints" implies union with God, so "the faithful brethren" union with Christian men [Bengel]. and the Lord Jesus Christ--supported by some oldest manuscripts omitted by others of equal antiquity.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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