Colossians 1:3

Colossians 1:3 in other versions

• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Context of Colossians 1:3

1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, 2To 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. We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, 5For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

Colossians 1:3 word by word

Εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ θεῷ πατρὶ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι,Read the interlinear

• We give thanksεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168
• to Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• of ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• prayingπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
• alwaysπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Colossians 1:3

• Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
• 1 Corinthians 1:4I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
• Ephesians 1:15Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
• Philippians 1:3I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
• Philippians 4:6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
• Colossians 1:9For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
• Ephesians 3:14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
• Philippians 1:9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
• 1 Thessalonians 3:10Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
• 2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers 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

Topics related to Colossians 1:3

• God
• Intercession
• Jesus Continued
• Love
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• God
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Jesus Christ
• Consist
• Darkness
• Dominion

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