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Colossians 4:1 Cross References
| give | Lev 19:13; Lev 25:39-43; Deut 15:12-15; Deut 24:14; Deut 24:15; Neh 5:5-13; Job 24:11; Job 24:12; Job 31:13-15; Isa 58:3; Isa 58:5-9; Jer 34:9-17; Mal 3:5; James 2:13; James 5:4 |
| ye | Ecc 5:8; Matt 23:8; Matt 23:9; Matt 24:48-51; Luke 16:1-13; Luke 19:15; Eph 6:8; Eph 6:9-20; Rev 17:14; Rev 19:16 |
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| Leviticus 19:13 | "You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning. |
| Leviticus 25:39 | "If your brother becomes poor beside you and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave: |
| Leviticus 25:40 | he shall be with you as a hired servant and as a sojourner. He shall serve with you until the year of the jubilee. |
| Leviticus 25:41 | Then he shall go out from you, he and his children with him, and go back to his own clan and return to the possession of his fathers. |
| Leviticus 25:42 | For they are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as slaves. |
| Leviticus 25:43 | You shall not rule over him ruthlessly but shall fear your God. |
| Deuteronomy 15:12 | "If your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you, he shall serve you six years, and in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you. |
| Deuteronomy 15:13 | And when you let him go free from you, you shall not let him go empty-handed. |
| Deuteronomy 15:14 | You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your winepress. As the LORD your God has blessed you, you shall give to him. |
| Deuteronomy 15:15 | You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this today. |
| Deuteronomy 24:14 | "You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns. |
| Deuteronomy 24:15 | You shall give him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets (for he is poor and counts on it), lest he cry against you to the LORD, and you be guilty of sin. |
| Nehemiah 5:5 | Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards." |
| Nehemiah 5:6 | I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words. |
| Nehemiah 5:7 | I took counsel with myself, and I brought charges against the nobles and the officials. I said to them, "You are exacting interest, each from his brother." And I held a great assembly against them |
| Nehemiah 5:8 | and said to them, "We, as far as we are able, have bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us!" They were silent and could not find a word to say. |
| Nehemiah 5:9 | So I said, "The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies? |
| Nehemiah 5:10 | Moreover, I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Let us abandon this exacting of interest. |
| Nehemiah 5:11 | Return to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive orchards, and their houses, and the percentage of money, grain, wine, and oil that you have been exacting from them." |
| Nehemiah 5:12 | Then they said, "We will restore these and require nothing from them. We will do as you say." And I called the priests and made them swear to do as they had promised. |
| Nehemiah 5:13 | I also shook out the fold of my garment and said, "So may God shake out every man from his house and from his labor who does not keep this promise. So may he be shaken out and emptied." And all the assembly said "Amen" and praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised. |
| Job 24:11 | among the olive rows of the wicked they make oil; they tread the winepresses, but suffer thirst. |
| Job 24:12 | From out of the city the dying groan, and the soul of the wounded cries for help; yet God charges no one with wrong. |
| Job 31:13 | "If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant, when they brought a complaint against me, |
| Job 31:14 | what then shall I do when God rises up? When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him? |
| Job 31:15 | Did not he who made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb? |
| Isaiah 58:3 | 'Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?' Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers. |
| Isaiah 58:5 | Is such the fast that I choose, a day for a person to humble himself? Is it to bow down his head like a reed, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast, and a day acceptable to the LORD? |
| Isaiah 58:6 | "Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? |
| Isaiah 58:7 | Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh? |
| Isaiah 58:8 | Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. |
| Isaiah 58:9 | Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, 'Here I am.' If you take away the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, |
| Jeremiah 34:9 | that everyone should set free his Hebrew slaves, male and female, so that no one should enslave a Jew, his brother. |
| Jeremiah 34:10 | And they obeyed, all the officials and all the people who had entered into the covenant that everyone would set free his slave, male or female, so that they would not be enslaved again. They obeyed and set them free. |
| Jeremiah 34:11 | But afterward they turned around and took back the male and female slaves they had set free, and brought them into subjection as slaves. |
| Jeremiah 34:12 | The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD: |
| Jeremiah 34:13 | "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I myself made a covenant with your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying, |
| Jeremiah 34:14 | 'At the end of seven years each of you must set free the fellow Hebrew who has been sold to you and has served you six years; you must set him free from your service.' But your fathers did not listen to me or incline their ears to me. |
| Jeremiah 34:15 | You recently repented and did what was right in my eyes by proclaiming liberty, each to his neighbor, and you made a covenant before me in the house that is called by my name, |
| Jeremiah 34:16 | but then you turned around and profaned my name when each of you took back his male and female slaves, whom you had set free according to their desire, and you brought them into subjection to be your slaves. |
| Jeremiah 34:17 | "Therefore, thus says the LORD: You have not obeyed me by proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother and to his neighbor; behold, I proclaim to you liberty to the sword, to pestilence, and to famine, declares the LORD. I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. |
| Malachi 3:5 | "Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts. |
| James 2:13 | For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. |
| James 5:4 | Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. |
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| Ecclesiastes 5:8 | If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them. |
| Matthew 23:8 | But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. |
| Matthew 23:9 | And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. |
| Matthew 24:48 | But if that wicked servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed,' |
| Matthew 24:49 | and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards, |
| Matthew 24:50 | the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know |
| Matthew 24:51 | and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
| Luke 16:1 | He also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. |
| Luke 16:2 | And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.' |
| Luke 16:3 | And the manager said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. |
| Luke 16:4 | I have decided what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people may receive me into their houses.' |
| Luke 16:5 | So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' |
| Luke 16:6 | He said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.' |
| Luke 16:7 | Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.' |
| Luke 16:8 | The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. |
| Luke 16:9 | And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings. |
| Luke 16:10 | "One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. |
| Luke 16:11 | If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? |
| Luke 16:12 | And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? |
| Luke 16:13 | No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money." |
| Luke 19:15 | When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business. |
| Ephesians 6:8 | knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free. |
| Ephesians 6:9 | Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him. |
| Ephesians 6:10 | Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. |
| Ephesians 6:11 | Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. |
| Ephesians 6:12 | For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. |
| Ephesians 6:13 | Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. |
| Ephesians 6:14 | Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, |
| Ephesians 6:15 | and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. |
| Ephesians 6:16 | In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; |
| Ephesians 6:17 | and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, |
| Ephesians 6:18 | praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, |
| Ephesians 6:19 | and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, |
| Ephesians 6:20 | for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak. |
| Revelation 17:14 | They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful." |
| Revelation 19:16 | On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. |
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Colossians 4:2 Cross References
| Continue | 1 Sam 12:23; Job 15:4; Job 27:8-10; Ps 55:16; Ps 55:17; Ps 109:4; Luke 18:1; Rom 12:12; Eph 6:18; Phil 4:6; Col 1:9; Col 4:12; 1Thes 5:17; 1Thes 5:18 |
| thanksgiving | Col 2:7; Col 3:15; Col 3:17 |
| watch | Matt 26:41; Mark 13:33; Luke 21:36; 1 Pet 4:7 |
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| 1 Samuel 12:23 | Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way. |
| Job 15:4 | But you are doing away with the fear of God and hindering meditation before God. |
| Job 27:8 | For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life? |
| Job 27:9 | Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him? |
| Job 27:10 | Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times? |
| Psalms 55:16 | But I call to God, and the LORD will save me. |
| Psalms 55:17 | Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice. |
| Psalms 109:4 | In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer. |
| Luke 18:1 | And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. |
| Romans 12:12 | Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. |
| Ephesians 6:18 | praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, |
| Philippians 4:6 | do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. |
| Colossians 1:9 | And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, |
| Colossians 4:12 | Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:17 | pray without ceasing, |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:18 | give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. |
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| Colossians 2:7 | rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. |
| Colossians 3:15 | And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. |
| Colossians 3:17 | And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. |
| watch | |
| Matthew 26:41 | Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." |
| Mark 13:33 | Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. |
| Luke 21:36 | But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man." |
| 1 Peter 4:7 | The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. |
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Colossians 4:3 Cross References
| Acts 14:27 | |
| for | Eph 3:1; Eph 4:1; Eph 6:20; Phil 1:7; Phil 1:13; Phil 1:14; 2 Tim 1:16; 2 Tim 2:9 |
| praying | Rom 15:30-32; Eph 6:19; Phil 1:19; 1Thes 5:25; Phm 1:22; Heb 13:18; Heb 13:19 |
| that | 1 Cor 16:9; 2 Cor 2:12; 2Thes 3:1; 2Thes 3:2; Rev 3:7; Rev 3:8 |
| the mystery | Matt 13:11; 1 Cor 4:1; Eph 6:19; Col 1:26; Col 2:2; Col 2:3 |
| Acts 14:27 | And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. |
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| Ephesians 3:1 | For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles-- |
| Ephesians 4:1 | I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, |
| Ephesians 6:20 | for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak. |
| Philippians 1:7 | It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. |
| Philippians 1:13 | so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. |
| Philippians 1:14 | And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. |
| 2 Timothy 1:16 | May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains, |
| 2 Timothy 2:9 | for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! |
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| Romans 15:30 | I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, |
| Romans 15:31 | that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, |
| Romans 15:32 | so that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. |
| Ephesians 6:19 | and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, |
| Philippians 1:19 | for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:25 | Brothers, pray for us. |
| Philemon 1:22 | At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be graciously given to you. |
| Hebrews 13:18 | Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things. |
| Hebrews 13:19 | I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the sooner. |
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| 1 Corinthians 16:9 | for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. |
| 2 Corinthians 2:12 | When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord, |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:1 | Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:2 | and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. |
| Revelation 3:7 | "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: 'The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. |
| Revelation 3:8 | "'I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. |
| the mystery | |
| Matthew 13:11 | And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. |
| 1 Corinthians 4:1 | This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. |
| Ephesians 6:19 | and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, |
| Colossians 1:26 | the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. |
| Colossians 2:2 | that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, |
| Colossians 2:3 | in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. |
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Colossians 4:4 Cross References
| as | Acts 5:29; 1 Cor 2:4; 1 Cor 2:5; 2 Cor 2:14-17; Eph 6:20; Col 4:6 |
| I may | Matt 10:26; Matt 10:27; Acts 4:29; 2 Cor 3:12; 2 Cor 4:1-4 |
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| Acts 5:29 | But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men. |
| 1 Corinthians 2:4 | and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, |
| 1 Corinthians 2:5 | that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. |
| 2 Corinthians 2:14 | But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. |
| 2 Corinthians 2:15 | For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, |
| 2 Corinthians 2:16 | to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? |
| 2 Corinthians 2:17 | For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ. |
| Ephesians 6:20 | for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak. |
| Colossians 4:6 | Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. |
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| Matthew 10:26 | "So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. |
| Matthew 10:27 | What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. |
| Acts 4:29 | And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, |
| 2 Corinthians 3:12 | Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, |
| 2 Corinthians 4:1 | Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. |
| 2 Corinthians 4:2 | But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God. |
| 2 Corinthians 4:3 | And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing. |
| 2 Corinthians 4:4 | In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. |
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Colossians 4:5 Cross References
| Mark 4:11 | |
| redeeming | Eph 5:16 |
| them | 1 Cor 5:12; 1 Cor 5:13; 1Thes 4:12; 1 Tim 3:7; 1 Pet 3:1 |
| Walk | Ps 90:12; Matt 10:16; Rom 16:19; 1 Cor 14:19-25; Eph 5:15-17; Col 3:16; James 1:5; James 3:13; James 3:17 |
| Mark 4:11 | And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, |
| redeeming | |
| Ephesians 5:16 | making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. |
| them | |
| 1 Corinthians 5:12 | For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? |
| 1 Corinthians 5:13 | God judges those outside. "Purge the evil person from among you." |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:12 | so that you may live properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one. |
| 1 Timothy 3:7 | Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil. |
| 1 Peter 3:1 | Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives-- |
| Walk | |
| Psalms 90:12 | So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. |
| Matthew 10:16 | "Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. |
| Romans 16:19 | For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:19 | Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:20 | Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:21 | In the Law it is written, "By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to this people, and even then they will not listen to me, says the Lord." |
| 1 Corinthians 14:22 | Thus tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:23 | If, therefore, the whole church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are out of your minds? |
| 1 Corinthians 14:24 | But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all, |
| 1 Corinthians 14:25 | the secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, falling on his face, he will worship God and declare that God is really among you. |
| Ephesians 5:15 | Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, |
| Ephesians 5:16 | making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. |
| Ephesians 5:17 | Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. |
| Colossians 3:16 | Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. |
| James 1:5 | If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. |
| James 3:13 | Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. |
| James 3:17 | But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. |
Colossians 4:5 Original Languages
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Colossians 4:6 Cross References
| how | Prov 26:4; Prov 26:5; Luke 20:20-40; 1 Pet 3:15 |
| seasoned | Lev 2:13; 2 Kgs 2:20-22; Matt 5:13; Mark 9:50 |
| your | Deut 6:6; Deut 6:7; Deut 11:19; 1 Chr 16:24; Ps 37:30; Ps 37:31; Ps 40:9; Ps 40:10; Ps 45:2; Ps 66:16; Ps 71:15-18; Ps 71:23; Ps 71:24; Ps 78:3; Ps 78:4; Ps 105:2; Ps 119:13; Ps 119:46; Prov 10:21; Prov 15:4; Prov 15:7; Prov 16:21-24; Prov 22:17; Prov 22:18; Prov 25:11; Prov 25:12; Ecc 10:12; Mal 3:16-18; Matt 12:34; Matt 12:35; Luke 4:22; Eph 4:29; Col 3:16 |
| how | |
| Proverbs 26:4 | Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. |
| Proverbs 26:5 | Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. |
| Luke 20:20 | So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. |
| Luke 20:21 | So they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God. |
| Luke 20:22 | Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?" |
| Luke 20:23 | But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, |
| Luke 20:24 | "Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?" They said, "Caesar's." |
| Luke 20:25 | He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." |
| Luke 20:26 | And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent. |
| Luke 20:27 | There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, |
| Luke 20:28 | and they asked him a question, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. |
| Luke 20:29 | Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. |
| Luke 20:30 | And the second |
| Luke 20:31 | and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. |
| Luke 20:32 | Afterward the woman also died. |
| Luke 20:33 | In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife." |
| Luke 20:34 | And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, |
| Luke 20:35 | but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, |
| Luke 20:36 | for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. |
| Luke 20:37 | But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. |
| Luke 20:38 | Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him." |
| Luke 20:39 | Then some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well." |
| Luke 20:40 | For they no longer dared to ask him any question. |
| 1 Peter 3:15 | but in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; |
| seasoned | |
| Leviticus 2:13 | You shall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not let the salt of the covenant with your God be missing from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt. |
| 2 Kings 2:20 | He said, "Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it." So they brought it to him. |
| 2 Kings 2:21 | Then he went to the spring of water and threw salt in it and said, "Thus says the LORD, I have healed this water; from now on neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it." |
| 2 Kings 2:22 | So the water has been healed to this day, according to the word that Elisha spoke. |
| Matthew 5:13 | "You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. |
| Mark 9:50 | Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another." |
| your | |
| Deuteronomy 6:6 | And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. |
| Deuteronomy 6:7 | You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. |
| Deuteronomy 11:19 | You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. |
| 1 Chronicles 16:24 | Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! |
| Psalms 37:30 | The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice. |
| Psalms 37:31 | The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip. |
| Psalms 40:9 | I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O LORD. |
| Psalms 40:10 | I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation. |
| Psalms 45:2 | You are the most handsome of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever. |
| Psalms 66:16 | Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul. |
| Psalms 71:15 | My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge. |
| Psalms 71:16 | With the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD I will come; I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone. |
| Psalms 71:17 | O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds. |
| Psalms 71:18 | So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come. |
| Psalms 71:23 | My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed. |
| Psalms 71:24 | And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long, for they have been put to shame and disappointed who sought to do me hurt. |
| Psalms 78:3 | things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us. |
| Psalms 78:4 | We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. |
| Psalms 105:2 | Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! |
| Psalms 119:13 | With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth. |
| Psalms 119:46 | I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame, |
| Proverbs 10:21 | The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense. |
| Proverbs 15:4 | A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. |
| Proverbs 15:7 | The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools. |
| Proverbs 16:21 | The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness. |
| Proverbs 16:22 | Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly. |
| Proverbs 16:23 | The heart of the wise makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips. |
| Proverbs 16:24 | Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. |
| Proverbs 22:17 | Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, |
| Proverbs 22:18 | for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. |
| Proverbs 25:11 | A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. |
| Proverbs 25:12 | Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear. |
| Ecclesiastes 10:12 | The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him. |
| Malachi 3:16 | Then those who feared the LORD spoke with one another. The LORD paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the LORD and esteemed his name. |
| Malachi 3:17 | "They shall be mine, says the LORD of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. |
| Malachi 3:18 | Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him. |
| Matthew 12:34 | You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. |
| Matthew 12:35 | The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. |
| Luke 4:22 | And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?" |
| Ephesians 4:29 | Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. |
| Colossians 3:16 | Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. |
Colossians 4:6 Original Languages
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Final Greetings
Colossians 4:7 Cross References
| a beloved | Eph 6:21; Phil 2:25; Col 4:9; Col 4:12 |
| a faithful | 1 Cor 4:1-4 |
| my | Eph 6:21-23 |
| Tychicus | Acts 20:4; 2 Tim 4:12; Titus 3:12 |
| a beloved | |
| Ephesians 6:21 | So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. |
| Philippians 2:25 | I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need, |
| Colossians 4:9 | and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here. |
| Colossians 4:12 | Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God. |
| a faithful | |
| 1 Corinthians 4:1 | This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. |
| 1 Corinthians 4:2 | Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. |
| 1 Corinthians 4:3 | But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. |
| 1 Corinthians 4:4 | For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. |
| my | |
| Ephesians 6:21 | So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord will tell you everything. |
| Ephesians 6:22 | I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your hearts. |
| Ephesians 6:23 | Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Tychicus | |
| Acts 20:4 | Sopater the Berean, the son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus. |
| 2 Timothy 4:12 | Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. |
| Titus 3:12 | When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. |
Colossians 4:7 Original Languages
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Colossians 4:8 Cross References
| and comfort | Isa 40:1; Isa 61:2; Isa 61:3; 2 Cor 1:4; 2 Cor 2:7; Col 2:2; 1Thes 2:11; 1Thes 3:2; 1Thes 4:18; 1Thes 5:11; 1Thes 5:14; 2Thes 2:17 |
| I have | 1 Cor 4:17; 2 Cor 12:18; Eph 6:22; Phil 2:28; 1Thes 3:5 |
| and comfort | |
| Isaiah 40:1 | Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. |
| Isaiah 61:2 | to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; |
| Isaiah 61:3 | to grant to those who mourn in Zion--to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified. |
| 2 Corinthians 1:4 | who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. |
| 2 Corinthians 2:7 | so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. |
| Colossians 2:2 | that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:11 | For you know how, like a father with his children, |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:2 | and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, |
| 1 Thessalonians 4:18 | Therefore encourage one another with these words. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:11 | Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:14 | And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:17 | comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word. |
| I have | |
| 1 Corinthians 4:17 | That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church. |
| 2 Corinthians 12:18 | I urged Titus to go, and sent the brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not act in the same spirit? Did we not take the same steps? |
| Ephesians 6:22 | I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage your hearts. |
| Philippians 2:28 | I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious. |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:5 | For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor would be in vain. |
Colossians 4:8 Original Languages
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Colossians 4:9 Cross References
| Onesimus | Col 4:7; Phm 1:10-19 |
| Onesimus | |
| Colossians 4:7 | Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. |
| Philemon 1:10 | I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment. |
| Philemon 1:11 | (Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) |
| Philemon 1:12 | I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. |
| Philemon 1:13 | I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel, |
| Philemon 1:14 | but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own free will. |
| Philemon 1:15 | For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, |
| Philemon 1:16 | no longer as a slave but more than a slave, as a beloved brother--especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. |
| Philemon 1:17 | So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me. |
| Philemon 1:18 | If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. |
| Philemon 1:19 | I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it--to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. |
Colossians 4:9 Original Languages
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Colossians 4:10 Cross References
| Acts 4:36; Rom 16:7 | |
| and Marcus | Acts 12:12; Acts 13:5; Acts 13:13; Acts 15:37-39; 2 Tim 4:11; 1 Pet 5:13 |
| Aristarchus | Acts 19:29; Acts 20:4; Acts 27:2; Phm 1:24 |
| receive | Rom 16:2; 2 Jhn 1:8; 2 Jhn 1:9 |
| saluteth | Rom 16:21-23 |
| Acts 4:36 | Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, |
| Romans 16:7 | Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me. |
| and Marcus | |
| Acts 12:12 | When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. |
| Acts 13:5 | When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them. |
| Acts 13:13 | Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem, |
| Acts 15:37 | Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark. |
| Acts 15:38 | But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. |
| Acts 15:39 | And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, |
| 2 Timothy 4:11 | Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry. |
| 1 Peter 5:13 | She who is at Babylon, who is likewise chosen, sends you greetings, and so does Mark, my son. |
| Aristarchus | |
| Acts 19:29 | So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's companions in travel. |
| Acts 20:4 | Sopater the Berean, the son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus. |
| Acts 27:2 | And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. |
| Philemon 1:24 | and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. |
| receive | |
| Romans 16:2 | that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well. |
| 2 John 1:8 | Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward. |
| 2 John 1:9 | Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. |
| saluteth | |
| Romans 16:21 | Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. |
| Romans 16:22 | I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. |
| Romans 16:23 | Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you. |
Colossians 4:10 Original Languages
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Colossians 4:11 Cross References
| a comfort | 2 Cor 7:6; 2 Cor 7:7; 1Thes 3:7 |
| fellowworkers | 1 Cor 3:5-9; 2 Cor 6:1; Phil 4:3; Col 4:7; 1Thes 3:2; Phm 1:1; Phm 1:24 |
| who | Acts 10:45; Acts 11:2; Rom 4:12; Gal 2:7; Gal 2:8; Eph 2:11; Titus 1:10 |
| a comfort | |
| 2 Corinthians 7:6 | But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, |
| 2 Corinthians 7:7 | and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted by you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more. |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:7 | for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith. |
| fellowworkers | |
| 1 Corinthians 3:5 | What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. |
| 1 Corinthians 3:6 | I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. |
| 1 Corinthians 3:7 | So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. |
| 1 Corinthians 3:8 | He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. |
| 1 Corinthians 3:9 | For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building. |
| 2 Corinthians 6:1 | Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. |
| Philippians 4:3 | Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. |
| Colossians 4:7 | Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:2 | and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, |
| Philemon 1:1 | Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,To Philemon our beloved fellow worker |
| Philemon 1:24 | and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. |
| who | |
| Acts 10:45 | And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. |
| Acts 11:2 | So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying, |
| Romans 4:12 | and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. |
| Galatians 2:7 | On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised |
| Galatians 2:8 | (for he who worked through Peter for his apostolic ministry to the circumcised worked also through me for mine to the Gentiles), |
| Ephesians 2:11 | Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called "the uncircumcision" by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands-- |
| Titus 1:10 | For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. |
Colossians 4:11 Original Languages
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Colossians 4:12 Cross References
| Col 1:9 | |
| a servant | John 12:26; Gal 1:10; James 1:1; 2 Pet 1:1 |
| always | Luke 22:44; Gal 4:19; Col 4:2; Heb 5:7; James 5:16 |
| complete | Rom 15:14 |
| Epaphras | Col 1:7; Phm 1:23 |
| labouring | Col 2:1-23 |
| that | Matt 5:48; Rom 15:30; 1 Cor 2:6; Phil 3:12-15; Col 1:22; Col 1:28; Col 4:1; 1Thes 5:23; Jude 1:24; 1 Cor 14:20; 2 Cor 13:11; Heb 5:14 |
| Colossians 1:9 | And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, |
| a servant | |
| John 12:26 | If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him. |
| Galatians 1:10 | For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. |
| James 1:1 | James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion:Greetings. |
| 2 Peter 1:1 | Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: |
| always | |
| Luke 22:44 | And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. |
| Galatians 4:19 | my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! |
| Colossians 4:2 | Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. |
| Hebrews 5:7 | In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. |
| James 5:16 | Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. |
| complete | |
| Romans 15:14 | I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another. |
| Epaphras | |
| Colossians 1:7 | just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf |
| Philemon 1:23 | Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you, |
| labouring | |
| Colossians 2:1 | For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, |
| Colossians 2:2 | that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, |
| Colossians 2:3 | in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. |
| Colossians 2:4 | I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. |
| Colossians 2:5 | For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. |
| Colossians 2:6 | Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, |
| Colossians 2:7 | rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. |
| Colossians 2:8 | See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. |
| Colossians 2:9 | For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, |
| Colossians 2:10 | and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. |
| Colossians 2:11 | In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, |
| Colossians 2:12 | having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. |
| Colossians 2:13 | And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, |
| Colossians 2:14 | by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. |
| Colossians 2:15 | He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him. |
| Colossians 2:16 | Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. |
| Colossians 2:17 | These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. |
| Colossians 2:18 | Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, |
| Colossians 2:19 | and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God. |
| Colossians 2:20 | If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations-- |
| Colossians 2:21 | "Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch" |
| Colossians 2:22 | (referring to things that all perish as they are used)--according to human precepts and teachings? |
| Colossians 2:23 | These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh. |
| that | |
| Matthew 5:48 | You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. |
| Romans 15:30 | I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, |
| 1 Corinthians 2:6 | Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. |
| Philippians 3:12 | Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. |
| Philippians 3:13 | Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, |
| Philippians 3:14 | I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. |
| Philippians 3:15 | Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. |
| Colossians 1:22 | he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, |
| Colossians 1:28 | Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. |
| Colossians 4:1 | Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:23 | Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Jude 1:24 | Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, |
| 1 Corinthians 14:20 | Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature. |
| 2 Corinthians 13:11 | Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. |
| Hebrews 5:14 | But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. |
Colossians 4:12 Original Languages
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Colossians 4:13 Cross References
| I bear | Rom 10:2; 2 Cor 8:3 |
| Laodicea | Col 2:1; Col 4:15; Col 4:16; Rev 1:11; Rev 3:14-18 |
| I bear | |
| Romans 10:2 | For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. |
| 2 Corinthians 8:3 | For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own free will, |
| Laodicea | |
| Colossians 2:1 | For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, |
| Colossians 4:15 | Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house. |
| Colossians 4:16 | And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea. |
| Revelation 1:11 | saying, "Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea." |
| Revelation 3:14 | "And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: 'The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation. |
| Revelation 3:15 | "'I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! |
| Revelation 3:16 | So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. |
| Revelation 3:17 | For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. |
| Revelation 3:18 | I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. |
Colossians 4:13 Original Languages
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Colossians 4:14 Cross References
| Demas | 2 Tim 4:10; Phm 1:24 |
| Luke | 2 Tim 4:11; Phm 1:24 |
| Demas | |
| 2 Timothy 4:10 | For Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. |
| Philemon 1:24 | and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. |
| Luke | |
| 2 Timothy 4:11 | Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to me for ministry. |
| Philemon 1:24 | and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. |
Colossians 4:14 Original Languages
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Colossians 4:15 Cross References
| Laodicea | Col 4:13 |
| the church | Rom 16:5; 1 Cor 16:9; Phm 1:2 |
| Laodicea | |
| Colossians 4:13 | For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. |
| the church | |
| Romans 16:5 | Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia. |
| 1 Corinthians 16:9 | for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. |
| Philemon 1:2 | and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: |
Colossians 4:15 Original Languages
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Colossians 4:16 Cross References
| 2Thes 3:14; 1Thes 5:27 | |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:14 | If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:27 | I put you under oath before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers. |
Colossians 4:16 Original Languages
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Colossians 4:17 Cross References
| Archippus | Phm 1:2 |
| fulfil | 2 Tim 4:5 |
| Take | Lev 10:3; Num 18:5; 2 Chr 29:11; Ezek 44:23; Ezek 44:24; Acts 20:28; 1 Tim 4:16; 1 Tim 6:11-14; 1 Tim 6:20; 2 Tim 4:1-5 |
| the ministry | Acts 1:17; Acts 14:23; 1 Cor 4:1; 1 Cor 4:2; Eph 4:11; 1 Tim 4:6; 1 Tim 4:14; 2 Tim 1:6; 2 Tim 2:2 |
| Archippus | |
| Philemon 1:2 | and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: |
| fulfil | |
| 2 Timothy 4:5 | As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. |
| Take | |
| Leviticus 10:3 | Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD has said, 'Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.'" And Aaron held his peace. |
| Numbers 18:5 | And you shall keep guard over the sanctuary and over the altar, that there may never again be wrath on the people of Israel. |
| 2 Chronicles 29:11 | My sons, do not now be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him and to be his ministers and make offerings to him." |
| Ezekiel 44:23 | They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean. |
| Ezekiel 44:24 | In a dispute, they shall act as judges, and they shall judge it according to my judgments. They shall keep my laws and my statutes in all my appointed feasts, and they shall keep my Sabbaths holy. |
| Acts 20:28 | Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. |
| 1 Timothy 4:16 | Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers. |
| 1 Timothy 6:11 | But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. |
| 1 Timothy 6:12 | Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. |
| 1 Timothy 6:13 | I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, |
| 1 Timothy 6:14 | to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| 1 Timothy 6:20 | O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called "knowledge," |
| 2 Timothy 4:1 | I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: |
| 2 Timothy 4:2 | preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. |
| 2 Timothy 4:3 | For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, |
| 2 Timothy 4:4 | and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. |
| 2 Timothy 4:5 | As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. |
| the ministry | |
| Acts 1:17 | For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry." |
| Acts 14:23 | And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed. |
| 1 Corinthians 4:1 | This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. |
| 1 Corinthians 4:2 | Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. |
| Ephesians 4:11 | And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, |
| 1 Timothy 4:6 | If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed. |
| 1 Timothy 4:14 | Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you. |
| 2 Timothy 1:6 | For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, |
| 2 Timothy 2:2 | and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. |
Colossians 4:17 Original Languages
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Colossians 4:18 Cross References
| Rom 16:23; Phil 1:7; Col 4:3; Titus 3:15 | |
| by | 1 Cor 16:21; 2Thes 3:17 |
| Grace | Rom 16:20; Rom 16:24; 2 Cor 13:14; 1 Tim 6:21; 2 Tim 4:22; Heb 13:25 |
| Remember | 2 Tim 1:8; Heb 13:3 |
| Romans 16:23 | Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you. |
| Philippians 1:7 | It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. |
| Colossians 4:3 | At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison-- |
| Titus 3:15 | All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith.Grace be with you all. |
| by | |
| 1 Corinthians 16:21 | I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:17 | I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. This is the sign of genuineness in every letter of mine; it is the way I write. |
| Grace | |
| Romans 16:20 | The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. |
| Romans 16:24 | |
| 2 Corinthians 13:14 | The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. |
| 1 Timothy 6:21 | for by professing it some have swerved from the faith.Grace be with you. |
| 2 Timothy 4:22 | The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. |
| Hebrews 13:25 | Grace be with all of you. |
| Remember | |
| 2 Timothy 1:8 | Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, |
| Hebrews 13:3 | Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. |
Colossians 4:18 Original Languages
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