Colossians 1:3

Whenever I pray for you I am continually thanking God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ

Montgomery New Testament

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 holy and believing brothers in Christ who are in Colosse. Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father.

4(since I heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love to all the saints)

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:4I am always thanking God on your behalf, for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus;

Ephesians 3:14For this cause I bend my knees before the Father,

Philippians 1:9And it is my prayer that your love may abound yet more and more in intelligence and insight

Colossians 1:9For this reason from the day I heard of it I have never ceased to pray for you, asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will with every kind of wisdom and spiritual insight;

1 Thessalonians 1:2I am continually thanking God for all, always making mention of you in my prayers,

2 Thessalonians 2:16And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and a good hope in 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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