Colossians 2:5 Cross References - Goodspeed

⁵ For though I am absent from you in person I am with you in spirit, and I am glad to observe your harmony and the solidity of your faith in Christ.

⁴² And they devoted themselves to the teaching and the society of the apostles, the breaking of bread, and prayer.

³ For my part, though I have been absent from you in person, I have been present with you in spirit, and as thus present I have already passed judgment upon the man who has done this, ⁴ and meeting with you, in spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus, by the authority of our Lord Jesus

³⁴ If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that your meetings may not bring down a judgment upon you. The details I will settle when I come.

⁴⁰ But let everything be done in a proper and orderly way.

⁵⁸ So my dear brothers, be firm and unmoved, and always devote yourselves to the Lord's work, for you know that through the Lord your labor is not thrown away.

¹³ Be on the watch. Stand firm in your faith. Act like men. Show yourselves strong.

¹ For I want you to know what a fight I am putting up for you and for our brothers in Laodicea, and for all who do not know me personally,

¹⁷ For our part, brothers, when we were separated from you for a little while—in person, though not in spirit—we were extremely eager and longed intensely to see you.

⁸ for now I can really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.

¹⁴ For we are true partners with Christ if we really keep the conviction that we had at first unshaken to the very end.

¹⁹ This hope is like an anchor for our souls. It reaches up secure and strong into the sanctuary behind the heavenly curtain,

⁹ Resist him and be strong in the faith, for you know that your brotherhood all over the world is having the same experience of suffering.

¹⁷ So you, dear friends, now that you are forewarned, must be on your guard against being led away by the errors of unprincipled men and losing your present firmness. ¹⁸ You must grow in the blessing and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory to him now and forever.