Colossians 1:11
in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy.
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Psalms 63:2So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.
Isaiah 45:24Only in Jehovah, said hath one, Have I righteousness and strength, Unto Him he cometh in, And ashamed are all those displeased with Him.
Acts 5:41they, indeed, then, departed from the presence of the sanhedrim, rejoicing that for his name they were counted worthy to suffer dishonour,
Romans 5:3And not only [so], but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;
2 Corinthians 6:4but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,
Ephesians 3:16that He may give to you, according to the riches of His glory, with might to be strengthened through His Spirit, in regard 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 →