Colossians 1:2
to the saints at Colosse, and to the faithful brethren in Christ: grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
1PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy a brother,
3We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,
Cross References
Romans 1:7To all that are at Rome, beloved of God, called saints, grace unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 4:17For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my son beloved and faithful in Christ, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ Jesus, as I teach every where in every church.
Galatians 3:9Wherefore they who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.
Ephesians 6:21But that ye also may know the things which concern me, and what I am doing, Tychicus will inform you of the whole, a beloved brother, and faithful in the Lord:
2 Peter 1:2grace unto you and peace be multiplied through the knowledge of God, even Jesus our Lord,
Revelation 1:4John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be with you, and peace from him, who is, and who was, and who is coming; and from the seven spirits which are before the throne of God,
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 →