Colossians 1:3

We are giving thanks unto God, the Father of our Lord Jesus [Christ], always, for you, offering prayer,—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

In Context

2Unto the holy and faithful brethren in Christ that are, in Colosse, favour unto you, and peace, from our God and Father.

4Having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which ye have unto all the saints,—

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:4I give thanks unto my God, at all times, concerning you, by reason of the favour of God given unto you in Christ Jesus,—

Ephesians 3:14For this cause, I bow my knees unto the Father,—

Philippians 1:9And, this, I pray—that, your love, may be, yet more and more, pre-eminent in personal knowledge and all perception,

Colossians 1:9For this cause, we also, from the day when we heard [of you], cease not, in your behalf, praying and asking—that ye may be filled unto the personal knowledge of his will, in all spiritual wisdom and discernment,

1 Thessalonians 1:2We are giving thanks unto God continually, concerning you all, making, mention, in our prayers,

2 Thessalonians 2:16But may, our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father,—Who hath loved you, and given you age-abiding consolation and good hope by favour,

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 →

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