Colossians 1:12

giving thanks to God the Father, who has made us worthy to have a share in the portion of the saints, in the light.

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In The King James Version

Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

In Context

11being strengthened in every virtue, in accord with the power of his glory, with all patience and longsuffering, with joy,

13For he has rescued us from the power of darkness, and he has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,

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Cross References

1 Kings 6:7Now the house, while it was being built, was made from cut and finished stones. And so, neither mallet, nor chisel, nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built.

Psalms 36:9For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land.

Proverbs 16:1It is for man to prepare the soul, and for the Lord to govern the tongue.

Daniel 2:23To you, God of our fathers, I confess, and you, I praise. For you have given wisdom and fortitude to me, and now you have revealed to me what we asked of you, for you have uncovered for us the king’s thoughts.”

Matthew Henry on Colossians 1:10-12

Paul's Prayer for the Colossians. ( a. d. 62.) 9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; The apostle proceeds in… Read the whole commentary →

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