Colossians 1:11

and may be strengthened with all strength, according to the greatness of his glory, in all patience and long suffering;

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

In Context

10that ye may walk as is right, and may please God with all good works, and may yield fruits, and grow in the knowledge of God;

12and may, with joy, give thanks to God the Father, who hath fitted us for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light;

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Cross References

Acts 5:41And they went from before them, rejoicing that they were worthy to suffer abuse on account of that name.

Romans 5:3And not only so, but we also rejoice in afflictions; because we know that affliction perfecteth in us patience;

2 Corinthians 6:4But we, in all things, would show ourselves to be the ministers of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in necessity, in distresses,

Ephesians 3:16that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit; that in your inner man

Matthew Henry on Colossians 1:10-12

Paul's Prayer for the Colossians. ( a. d. 62.) 9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; The apostle proceeds in… Read the whole commentary →

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