Colossians 1:11
strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;
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Psalms 63:2So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, to see thy power and thy glory.
Isaiah 45:24Only in the LORD, shall one say unto me, is righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come, and all they that were incensed against him shall be ashamed.
Acts 5:41They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonour for the Name.
Romans 5:3And not only so, but let us also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
2 Corinthians 6:4but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
Ephesians 3:16that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye 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 →