Colossians 1:11

strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory unto all endurance and longsuffering with joy;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

In Context

10[so as] to walk worthily of the Lord unto all well-pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing by the true knowledge of God;

12giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for sharing the portion of the saints in light,

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Cross References

Psalms 63:2To see thy power and thy glory, as I have beheld thee in the sanctuary;

Isaiah 45:24Only in Jehovah, shall one say, have I righteousness and strength. To him shall [men] come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.

Acts 5:41They therefore went their way from [the] presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonoured for the name.

Romans 5:3And not only [that], but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance;

2 Corinthians 6:4but in everything commending ourselves as God's ministers, in much endurance, in afflictions, in necessities, in straits,

Ephesians 3:16in order that he may give you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power by his Spirit in the inner man;

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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