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

10to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God. 11We pray that you may be strengthened with all the power that comes from His glorious might, for you to have all kinds of patience and steadfastness. With joy we give thanks to the Father, who qualified you to share in the inheritance of the kedoshim in the light. 13He rescued us from the domain of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son whom He loves. 14In Him we have redemption—the release of 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 3:15Let the shalom of Messiah rule in your hearts—to this shalom you were surely called in one body. Also be thankful.
• 1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to the whole congregation, “Now bless Adonai your God.” So the whole congregation blessed Adonai, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and fell prostrate before Adonai and the king.
• Psalms 79:13So we, Your people, the flock of Your pasture, will praise You forever. From generation to generation we will recount Your praise.
• Psalms 107:21Let them praise Adonai for His mercy, and His wonders for the children of men.
• Psalms 116:7Return to your rest, my soul, for Adonai has been good to you.
• Daniel 2:23To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise! For You gave me wisdom and power. You have made known to me what we asked of You. You revealed to us the word of the king.”
• Ephesians 5:4Obscene, coarse, and stupid talk are also out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
• Colossians 2:2My purpose is that their hearts, joined together in love, may be encouraged. May they have all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, leading to a true knowledge of the mystery of God—that is, Messiah.
• John 4:23But an hour is coming—it is here now—when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people as His worshipers.
• John 14:6Yeshua said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life! No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• John 20:17Yeshua says to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet gone up to the Father. Go to My brothers and tell them, ‘I am going up to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
• 1 Corinthians 8:6yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Yeshua the Messiah, through whom are all things, and we exist through Him.
• Ephesians 4:6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
• James 3:9With it we bless our Adonai and Father, and with it we curse people, who are made in the image of God.
• 1 John 1:3What we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so you may have fellowship with us. Indeed, our fellowship is with the Father and His Son, Yeshua the Messiah.
• 1 Kings 6:7For the House, while being constructed, was built of stone finished at the quarry; with neither hammer, axe nor any iron tool heard in the House during its construction.

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