Colossians 1:3 Cross References - Thomson

³ We give thanks to the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,

⁸ In the first place, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your belief is celebrated throughout the whole world. ⁹ For God, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his son, is my witness how incessantly I make mention of you, intreating always in my prayers

⁴ I thank my God always with respect to you, for the favour of God which is granted you by Christ Jesus,

¹⁵ For this cause, having heard of the faith which you have in the Lord Jesus, and of your love for all the saints,

¹⁴ For this cause I bend my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵ of whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named, ¹⁶ that he would, according to the riches of his glory, grant you to be strengthened by his spirit for the inner man, ¹⁷ that, by means of this belief, the Christ may dwell in your hearts; that you being rooted and grounded in love, ¹⁸ may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, ¹⁹ and to know the love of the Christ which surpasseth that knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fulness of God.

³ I thank my God at every mention of you, ⁴ always, in ever prayer of mine for you all, making such supplication with joy, ⁵ for your contribution for the glad tidings; having from the first day till now

⁹ and this I pray that your love may abound still more and more, in knowledge and all discernment, ¹⁰ that you may prove the things which differ"that you may be sincere and inoffensive till the day of Christ, ¹¹ filled with fruits of righteousness, which are by means of Jesus Christ, for the glory and praise of God.

⁶ Be anxious about nothing; but on all occasions, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

⁹ For this cause, we indeed, from the day we heard of it do not cease praying for you, and requesting, in order that you may be filled, in respect to the acknowledgment of his will

¹³ who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and removed us into the kingdom of his beloved son,

² We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,

¹⁰ day and night supplicating in the most earnest; manner to see your face and to complete the remainders of! your belief! ¹¹ now may he himself, our God and father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you! ¹² and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all men, [as we do for you] ¹³ so as to establish your hearts unblameable in holiness, in the presence of our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his holy ones.

¹⁶ And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father, who hath loved us and graciously given us everlasting comfort and good hope, ¹⁷ comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work!

³ I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that I have so uninterruptedly the remembrance of thee in my prayers, night and day,