Colossians 1:12

Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us for the participation of the inheritance of the holy ones in the light,

Literal Standard Version

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

11in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy.

13who rescued us out of the authority of the darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

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Cross References

1 Kings 6:7And the house, in its being built, has been built of perfect stone [that was] brought; and hammer and the axe—any instrument of iron—was not heard in the house in its being built.

Psalms 36:9For a fountain of life [is] with You, || In Your light we see light.

Psalms 97:11Light [is] sown for the righteous, || And joy for the upright of heart.

Psalms 116:7Return, O my soul, to your rest, || For YHWH has conferred benefits on you.

Proverbs 16:1Arrangements of the heart [are] of man, || An answer of the tongue from YHWH.

Daniel 2:23You, O God of my fathers, I am thanking and praising, for wisdom and might You have given to me; and now, You have caused me to know that which we have sought from You, for the king’s matter You have caused us to know.”

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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