Colossians 1:11
9 For 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,
10 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,
being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
- KJV
- Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
- WEB
- strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy,
- ASV
- strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;
- DARBY
- strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory unto all endurance and longsuffering with joy;
- BLB
- being empowered with all power according to the power of His glory unto all endurance and patience, with joy
- ÅB
- så dere styrkes med all styrke etter hans herlighets kraft til all tålmodighet og langmodighet,
- OTB
- bli styrket med all kraft i henhold til hans herlige makt, slik at dere kan ha stor utholdenhet og tålmodighet, med glede
- B1930
- så I styrkes med all styrke efter hans herlighets kraft til all tålmodighet og langmodighet,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 3:16
I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
Read in contextPhilippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Read in contextEphesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
Read in contextEphesians 4:2
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Read in contextRomans 5:3–5
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:9–10
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
Read in context2 Corinthians 4:7
Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
Read in contextJames 1:2–4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
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