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

1This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. 2We are writing to God’s holy people in the city of Colosse, who are faithful brothers and sisters in Christ. May God our Father give you grace and peace. We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 4For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God’s people, 5which come from your confident hope of what God has reserved for you in heaven. You have had this expectation ever since you first heard the truth of the Good News.

Colossians 1:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• 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 1:8Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world.
• 1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus.
• Ephesians 1:15Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere,
• Philippians 1:3Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God.
• Philippians 4:6Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:2We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly.
• Colossians 1:9So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.
• Ephesians 3:14When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,
• Philippians 1:9I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:10Night and day we pray earnestly for you, asking God to let us see you again to fill the gaps in your faith.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope,
• 2 Timothy 1:3Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.

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