Colossians 1:9-14 Meaning and Commentary
“For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of …
“For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of …
“For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: ‘I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in …
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be alert and …
“But without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently …
“Gather together, gather yourselves together, you shameful nation, 2 before the decree takes effect and that day passes like windblown chaff, before the Lord’s fierce anger comes upon you, before the day of the Lord’s …
“Thus says the Lord: Keep your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, for there is a reward for your work, declares the Lord, and they shall come back …
“Prepare a place of slaughter for his sons because of the iniquity of their fathers. They will never rise to possess a land or fill the earth with cities.”– Isaiah …
“And whoever lies carnally with a woman who is a slave engaged to another man (and not redeemed or given her freedom) shall be scoured. They shall not be put …
“Cursed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. Cursed shall you be when …
“Beware lest there be among you a root bearing bitterness or wormwood; and it come to pass, when he hears the words of this curse, that he bless himself in …