Colossians 1:11
strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;
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Psalms 63:2So I have seen you in the sanctuary,watching your power and your glory.
Isaiah 45:24Only in the Lord, it is said of me, is righteousness and strength; even to him shall men come; and all those who were incensed against him shall be disappointed.
Acts 5:41They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.
Romans 5:3Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance;
2 Corinthians 6:4but in everything commending ourselves, as servants of God, in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,
Ephesians 3:16that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward 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 →