Colossians 1:11
With all power, being empowered, according to the grasp of his glory, unto all endurance and long-suffering with joy,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Psalms 63:2In like manner as, in the sanctuary, I have had vision of thee, To behold thy power and thy glory.
Isaiah 45:24Only in Yahweh—for me, Hath one said, Is there righteousness and strength, Unto him, shall come and turn pale—All who have been incensed against him:
Acts 5:41They, therefore, went rejoicing from the presence of the high-council; in that they had been accounted worthy, in behalf of The Name, to suffer dishonour.
Romans 5:3And, not only so, but let us boast also in our tribulations; knowing that, our tribulation, worketh out endurance.
2 Corinthians 6:4But, in everything, commending ourselves as God’s ministers,—in much endurance, in tribulations, in necessities, in straits,
Ephesians 3:16In order that he may give unto you—according to his glorious riches, with power, to be strengthened, through his Spirit, in the 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 →