Colossians 1:12

giving thanks to the Father, who enabled us to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light;

Noyes Bible

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

11endued with all power according to the might of his glory unto all patience and long-suffering with joy;

13who rescued us from the empire of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son;

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Cross References

Psalms 36:9For with thee is the fountain of life; Through thy light we see light.

Psalms 97:11Light is sown for the righteous, And joy for the upright in heart.

Psalms 116:7Return, O my soul! to thy rest! For the LORD hath dealt kindly with thee.

Proverbs 16:1To man belongeth the preparation of the heart; But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

Daniel 2:23I thank thee and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known to me now what we desired of thee; for thou hast now made known to us the king's matter.

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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