Colossians 1:29
And for this also, I toil and strive, with the aid of the strength that is imparted to me.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
In Context
Cross References
Romans 15:20while I was careful not to preach where the name of Messiah had been invoked, lest I should build upon another man's foundation;
1 Corinthians 9:25For every one who engageth in the contest, restraineth his desires in every thing. And they run, to obtain a crown that perisheth; but we, one that perisheth not.
1 Corinthians 12:11But all these, worketh that one Spirit; and he distributeth to every one as he pleaseth.
2 Corinthians 5:9We are assiduous, that whether we are absent, or whether at home, we may please him.
2 Corinthians 11:23If they are ministers of the Messiah, (in defect of understanding, I say it,) I am superior to them: in toils more than they, in stripes more than they, in bonds more than they, in deaths many times.
2 Corinthians 13:3because ye demand proof, that it is the Messiah that speaketh by me, who hath not been powerless among you, but powerful 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 →