Colossians 1:11

strengthened with all might according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joy;

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

In Context

10that ye may walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

12giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light:

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Cross References

Acts 5:41And they departed from the presence of the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer disgrace for his name.

Romans 5:3And not only so, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience,

2 Corinthians 6:4but in every thing approving ourselves as the ministers of God; by much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in straits,

Ephesians 3:16that He would grant you, according to his glorious riches, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit, as to 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 →

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