Colossians 1:3

We give thanks to God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

In Context

2to the saints who are in Colossae and the faithful brethren in Christ. Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

4having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the divine love which you have toward all the saints.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:4I give thanks to my God always in your behalf, for the grace of God given unto you in Christ Jesus;

Ephesians 3:14For this cause I bow my knees to the Father,

Philippians 1:9And I pray this, that your divine love may yet more and more abound in perfect knowledge and all understanding;

Colossians 1:9Therefore we, from the day on which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the perfect knowledge of his will in all wisdom, and spiritual understanding,

1 Thessalonians 1:2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention in our prayers;

2 Thessalonians 2:16and our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, the one having loved us and given eternal consolation 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 →

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