Colossians 1:12
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
Majority Standard Bible
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In Context
13He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
Cross References
1 Kings 6:7The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.
Psalms 36:9For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
Psalms 97:11Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
Psalms 116:7Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
Proverbs 16:1The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
Daniel 2:23To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king.”
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 →