Colossians 1:2
Unto the holy and faithful brethren in Christ that are, in Colosse, favour unto you, and peace, from our God and Father.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy my brother,—
Cross References
Romans 1:7Unto all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints, favour unto you, and peace, from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 4:17For this cause, sent I unto you, Timothy,—who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who shall put, you, in mind of my ways which are in Christ [Jesus], even as, everywhere, in every assembly, I teach.
Galatians 3:9So then, they who are of faith, are blessed with believing Abraham;
Ephesians 6:21In order, however, that, ye also, may know the things which relate to me—what I am accomplishing,—all things, shall Tychicus make known unto you, [he] the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord,
2 Peter 1:2Favour unto you, and peace, be multiplied, in the personal knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;—
Revelation 1:4John, unto the Seven Assemblies which are in Asia, Favour to you, and peace, from—Him who Is, and who Was, and who is Coming, and from—The Seven Spirits which are before his throne,
Matthew Henry on Colossians 1:2-3
Colossians Colosse was a considerable city of Phrygia, and probably not far from Laodicea and Hierapolis; we find these mentioned together, iv. 13 . It is now buried in ruins, and the memory of it chiefly preserved in this epistle. The design of the epistle is to warn them of the danger of the Jewish zealots, who pressed the necessity of observing the ceremonial law; and to fortify them against the mixture of the Gentile philosophy with their Christian principles. He professes a great satisfaction in their… Read the whole commentary →