Colossians 1:29
to which end I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me with power.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
In Context
Cross References
Romans 15:20being emulous so to preach the good news, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another's foundation;
1 Corinthians 9:25And every one who contends for the prize is temperate in all things; they indeed to obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
1 Corinthians 12:11But all these works the one and self-same Spirit, dividing to each one severally as he will.
2 Corinthians 5:9Wherefore we also strive, that, whether at home or absent, we may be well pleasing to him.
2 Corinthians 11:23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as beside myself,) I am more; in labors more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more abundantly, in deaths often;
2 Corinthians 13:3since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who toward you is not weak, but is mighty in you.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 1:13-29
The Redeemer's Dignity; The Work of Redemption; Paul's Preaching. ( a. d. 62.) 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven,… Read the whole commentary →