Colossians 1:12
Giving thanks unto the Father that hath made you sufficient for your share in the inheritance of the saints in the light,
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1 Kings 6:7Now, the house, when it was in building, with whole quarry-stones, was built,—neither hammer, nor axe, nor any tools of iron, was heard in the house, when it was in building.
Psalms 36:9For, with thee, is the fountain of life, In thy light, we see light.
Psalms 97:11Light, is sown for the righteous one, And, for the upright in heart, rejoicing:
Psalms 116:7Return, O my soul, to thy rest, For, Yahweh, hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Proverbs 16:1To man, belong the preparations of the heart, but, from Yahweh, cometh the answer of the tongue.
Daniel 2:23Unto the, O God of my fathers, do I render thanks and praise, in that, wisdom and might, thou hast given unto me,—yea, already, hast thou made known to me that which we desired of thee, for, the matter of the king, hast thou made known unto us.
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 →