Colossians 1:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,”

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BSBPD

“We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Colossians 1:3 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
  2. 1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
  3. Ephesians 1:15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
  4. Ephesians 3:14... for this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
  5. Philippians 1:3I thank my God every time I remember you.
  6. Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
  7. Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
  8. Colossians 1:9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
  9. Colossians 1:13He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
  10. 1 Thessalonians 1:2We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
  11. 1 Thessalonians 3:10Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith.
  12. 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
  13. 2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.

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