Colossians 1:2
to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ that are in Colosse: grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
1I Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, I and Timothy my brother,
3We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Cross References
Romans 1:7to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints: Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 4:17For this reason have I sent to you Timothy, who is my son, beloved and faithful in the Lord, that he may remind you of my ways that are in Christ, as I teach everywhere, in every church.
Galatians 3:9So, then, those who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Ephesians 6:21But that you, also, may know my affairs, how I do, Tychicus, my beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known all things to you;
2 Peter 1:2grace be to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgment of God, and Jesus our Lord.
Revelation 1:4John to the seven churches that are in Asia, grace be to you and peace from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven spirits which 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 →