Colossians 1:3
We-are-well-favoring/giving-thanks to{the God and Father} of{the Lord of{us}, Jesus Anointed} always, praying about of{you},
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
In The King James Version
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
In Context
Cross References
1 Corinthians 1:4I-am-well-favoring/giving-thanks to{the God} of{me} always about of{you} upon to{the grace/favor, the given} of{the God} to{you} in to{Anointed Jesus},
Ephesians 3:14Of{the-same} grace/favor I-am-bending the knees of{me} toward the Father of{the Lord of{us}, Jesus Anointed},
Philippians 1:9and I-am-praying the-same, in-which-place the love of{you} still more and more may-be-exceeding in to{knowledge-upon} and to{every perception}
Colossians 1:9Through the-same, also we, from of{which day} we-hear, are_not_stopping/pausing/ceasing-selves praying over/for-the-sake of{you} and giving-cause/requesting-for-selves, in-which-place you-may-be-filled-full the knowledge-upon of{the will-effect} of{same} in to{every wisdom} and to{spiritual put-together-sis[i.e. state of comprehension/intelligence]},
1 Thessalonians 1:2We-are-well-favoring/giving-thanks to{the God} always about of{all} of{you}, making-selves memory-ia/recollection of{you} upon of{the prayers} of{us}
2 Thessalonians 2:16Moreover, the same Lord of{us}, Jesus Anointed, and the God and Father of{us}, the love[ing] us and give[ing] eternal call-aside-sis[i.e. state of calling aside] and beneficial expectation in to{grace/favor},
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 →