Colossians 1:10

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“so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,”

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BSBPD

“so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Colossians 1:10 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
  2. Isaiah 53:11After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
  3. Daniel 12:4But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
  4. Micah 4:5Though each of the peoples may walk in the name of his god, yet we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.
  5. Habakkuk 2:14For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
  6. John 15:8This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
  7. John 15:16You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  8. John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
  9. Romans 4:12And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
  10. Romans 6:4We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.
  11. 2 Corinthians 2:14But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
  12. 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  13. 2 Corinthians 9:8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
  14. Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  15. Ephesians 1:17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
  16. Ephesians 2:10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
  17. Ephesians 4:1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
  18. Ephesians 4:13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.
  19. Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
  20. Ephesians 5:10Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
  21. Ephesians 5:15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
  22. Philippians 1:11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
  23. Philippians 1:27Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
  24. Philippians 4:18I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.

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