Colossians 1:2
to the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timothy the brother,
3We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying about you,
Cross References
Romans 1:7To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, to the called, to the sanctified: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 4:17Because of this I sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every congregation.
Galatians 3:9So then those from faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.
Ephesians 6:21But that ye also may know the things concerning me, what I do, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful helper in Lord, will make known all things to you.
2 Peter 1:2Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
Revelation 1:4John, to the seven congregations in Asia: Grace to you and peace from God, who is and who was and who is coming, and from the seven Spirits that are before his throne,
Matthew Henry on Colossians 1:2-3
Colossians Colosse was a considerable city of Phrygia, and probably not far from Laodicea and Hierapolis; we find these mentioned together, iv. 13 . It is now buried in ruins, and the memory of it chiefly preserved in this epistle. The design of the epistle is to warn them of the danger of the Jewish zealots, who pressed the necessity of observing the ceremonial law; and to fortify them against the mixture of the Gentile philosophy with their Christian principles. He professes a great satisfaction in their… Read the whole commentary →