Colossians 1:12

Colossians 1:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
• New International Version (NIV)and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.
• English Standard Version (ESV)giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
• New King James Version (NKJV)giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

Context of Colossians 1:12

10Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better. 11We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. 13For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, 14who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.

Colossians 1:12 word by word

εὐχαριστοῦντες τῷ πατρὶ τῷ ἱκανώσαντι ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν μερίδα τοῦ κλήρου τῶν ἁγίων ἐν τῷ φωτί,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Giving thanksεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168
• unto the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• which hath madeἱκανόωhikanoō · to qualifyG2427
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• be partakersμερίςmeris · partG3310
• of the inheritanceκλῆροςklēros · lotG2819
• of the saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457

Cross-references for Colossians 1:12

• Colossians 3:15And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.
• 1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to the whole assembly, “Give praise to the Lord your God!” And the entire assembly praised the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and knelt before the Lord and the king.
• Psalms 79:13Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will thank you forever and ever, praising your greatness from generation to generation.
• Psalms 107:21Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
• Psalms 116:7Let my soul be at rest again, for the Lord has been good to me.
• Daniel 2:23I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors, for you have given me wisdom and strength. You have told me what we asked of you and revealed to us what the king demanded.”
• Ephesians 5:4Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.
• Colossians 2:2I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself.
• John 4:23But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way.
• John 14:6Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
• John 20:17“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus said, “for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
• 1 Corinthians 8:6But for us, There is one God, the Father, by whom all things were created, and for whom we live. And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things were created, and through whom we live.
• Ephesians 4:6one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all.
• James 3:9Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God.
• 1 John 1:3We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
• 1 Kings 6:7The stones used in the construction of the Temple were finished at the quarry, so there was no sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site.

Commentaries on Colossians 1:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Giving thanks unto the Father - Knowing that ye have nothing but what ye have received from his mere mercy, and that in point of merit ye can never claim any thing from him. Which hath made us meet - ̔· Who has qualified us to be partakers, etc. Instead of ̔, some MSS. and versions have , called; and B (the Codex Vaticanus) has both readings. Giving thanks unto the Father, who hath called and qualified us to be partakers. Of the inheritance - . A plain…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Giving thanks to the Father - This is another mode by which we may “walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing” Colossians 1:10; to wit, by rendering appropriate thanks to God for his mercy. The particular point which the apostle here says demanded thanksgiving was, that they had been called from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light. This had been done by the special mercy of the Father who had provided the plan of salvation, and had sent his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-14Verses 9-14 The apostle was constant in prayer, that the believers might be filled with the knowledge of God's will, in all wisdom. Good words will not do without good works. He who undertakes to give strength to his people, is a God of power, and of glorious power. The blessed Spirit is the author of this. In praying for spiritual strength, we are not straitened, or confined in the promises, and should not be so in our hopes and desires. The grace of God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13giving thanks to the Father: having humble gratitude to God for salvation gives powerful help to resist false teachings (see also 2:7; 3:17; 4:2). The inheritance is what God has promised his people (for example, see Deuteronomy 3:28; Psalm 33:12; Ezekiel 44:28). In the New Testament, the inheritance includes salvation and final rescue (see also Ephesians 1:11; Titus 3:7; Hebrews 9:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. You "giving thanks unto the Father." See on Col 1:10; this clause is connected with "that ye may be filled" (Col 1:9), and "that ye may walk" (Col 1:10). The connection is not, "We do not cease to pray for you (Col 1:9) giving thanks." unto the Father--of Jesus Christ, and so our Father by adoption (Ga 3:26; 4:4-6). which hath made us meet--Greek, "who made us meet." Not "is making us meet" by progressive growth in holiness; but once for all made us…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