Colossians 1:29
unto which I also labor, agonizing according to his energy, working in me with power.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
In Context
Cross References
Romans 15:20but being so ambitious not to preach the gospel, where Christ has been named, in order that I may not build on another man's foundation;
1 Corinthians 9:25But every one contesting is abstinent in all things, they indeed also that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
1 Corinthians 12:11and one and the same Spirit works all these in you, dispensing unto each one severally as he willeth.
2 Corinthians 5:9Therefore we are truly ambitious, whether being present or absent, to be well pleasing unto him.
2 Corinthians 11:23Are they the ministers of Christ? (I speak as a mad man,) I am more; in labors more abundantly, in stripes more abundantly, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often;
2 Corinthians 13:3since you are seeking the approval of Christ, who is speaking in me, who is not weak towards you, bit mighty among you.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 1:13-29
The Redeemer's Dignity; The Work of Redemption; Paul's Preaching. ( a. d. 62.) 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven,… Read the whole commentary →