Colossians 1:3
We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
World English Bible Catholic
In The King James Version
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
In Context
4having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have toward all the saints,
Cross References
1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank my God concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,
Ephesians 3:14For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Philippians 1:9This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
Colossians 1:9For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
1 Thessalonians 1:2We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,
2 Thessalonians 2:16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
Matthew Henry on Colossians 1:2-3
Colossians Colosse was a considerable city of Phrygia, and probably not far from Laodicea and Hierapolis; we find these mentioned together, iv. 13 . It is now buried in ruins, and the memory of it chiefly preserved in this epistle. The design of the epistle is to warn them of the danger of the Jewish zealots, who pressed the necessity of observing the ceremonial law; and to fortify them against the mixture of the Gentile philosophy with their Christian principles. He professes a great satisfaction in their… Read the whole commentary →