Colossians 1:3
Colossians · New Testament · Chapter 1
“We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,”Colossians 1:3
What Does Colossians 1:3 Mean?
Colossians 1:3 is found in the book of Colossians, chapter 1, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Gratitude.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Colossians 1:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Thessalonians 1:2“We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;”Philippians 1:3“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,”2 Timothy 1:3“I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;”Ephesians 1:15“Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,”Colossians 1:9“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;”Romans 1:8“First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.”Ephesians 1:16“Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;”1 Corinthians 1:4“I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;”Romans 6:17“But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.”Colossians 1:13“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:”1 Thessalonians 3:10“Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?”Philemon 1:4“I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,”Psalms 72:17“His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.”Ephesians 3:14“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,”Philippians 4:6“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”2 Thessalonians 2:16“Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,”Romans 16:19“For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.”2 Corinthians 11:31“The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.”Philippians 1:9“And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;”Galatians 1:24“And they glorified God in me.”
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