Colossians 4:12
Colossians · New Testament · Chapter 4
“Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.”Colossians 4:12
What Does Colossians 4:12 Mean?
Colossians 4:12 is found in the book of Colossians, chapter 4, verse 12 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Colossians 4:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 12:2“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”1 Corinthians 16:13“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”Luke 18:1“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;”Ephesians 6:13“Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.”Galatians 4:19“My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,”Romans 12:12“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”Colossians 4:2“Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;”Matthew 7:21“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.”Colossians 1:7“As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;”Romans 15:30“Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;”Matthew 5:48“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”Luke 11:8“I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.”Philippians 3:15“Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.”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;”1 John 2:17“And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”1 Thessalonians 4:3“For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:”Hebrews 10:36“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.”Colossians 1:28“Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:”Philemon 1:23“There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;”James 3:2“For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.”
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