Colossians 1:29
in order to which I also labour, striving earnestly according to his energy which operates in me with power.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
In Context
Cross References
Romans 15:20being studious however so to preach the gospel, not where Christ had been named, least I should build upon another man's foundation;
1 Corinthians 9:25And every one that enters the lists is temperate in all things: they indeed do it that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible one.
1 Corinthians 12:11but all these worketh that one and the same Spirit distributing to every one in particular as He sees fit.
2 Corinthians 5:9Wherefore we are also ambitious, whether dwelling in the body, or out of it, to be well-pleasing to Him.
2 Corinthians 11:23so am I: are they ministers of Christ? (if I may speak as a fool) I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes far exceeding, in prisons more frequently, and often even in deaths.
2 Corinthians 13:3since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but is powerful among you.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 1:13-29
The Redeemer's Dignity; The Work of Redemption; Paul's Preaching. ( a. d. 62.) 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven,… Read the whole commentary →