Colossians 1:3 Cross References - MSTC

³ We give thanks to God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you in our prayers,

⁸ First: Verily I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is published throughout all the world. ⁹ For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit, in the Gospel of his son that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,

⁴ I thank my God always on your behalf for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ,

¹⁵ Wherefore even I — after that I heard of the faith which ye have in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints -

¹⁴ For this cause I bow my knees unto the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵ which is father over all that is called father in heaven and in earth, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, ¹⁶ that ye may be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man, ¹⁷ that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, ¹⁸ might be able to comprehend with all saints, what is that breadth and length, depth and height: ¹⁹ and to know what is the love of Christ, which love passeth knowledge: that ye might be fulfilled with all manner of fullness which cometh of God.

³ I thank my God with all remembrance of you, ⁴ always in all my prayers for you all, and pray with gladness, ⁵ because of the fellowship which ye have in the gospel, from the first day unto now;

⁹ And this I pray, that your love may increase more and more in knowledge, and in all feeling, ¹⁰ that ye might accept things most excellent, that ye might be pure and such as should hurt no man's conscience, until the day of Christ; ¹¹ filled with the fruits of righteousness, which fruits come by Jesus Christ unto the glory and laud of God.

⁶ Be not careful: but in all things show your petition unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks.

⁹ For this cause we also, since the day we heard of it have not ceased praying for you, and desiring that ye might be fulfilled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

¹³ Which hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son,

² We give God thanks always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers

¹⁰ while we night and day pray exceedingly, that we might see you presently, and might fulfill that which is lacking in your faith. ¹¹ God himself, our father, and our Lord Jesus Christ guide our journey unto you: ¹² and the Lord increase you, and make you flow over in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you, ¹³ to make your hearts that they might be stable and unblamable in holiness before God our father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints.

¹⁶ Our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope through grace, ¹⁷ comfort your hearts, and establish you in all doctrine and good doing.

³ I thank God, whom I serve from mine elders with pure conscience, that without ceasing I make mention of thee in my prayers night and day,