Colossians 1:25 Cross References
Colossians 1:25
25: God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his message in all its fullness to you Gentiles.
Ephesians 3:2
- As you already know, God has given me this special ministry of announcing his favor to you Gentiles.
Colossians 1:23
- But you must continue to believe this truth and stand in it firmly. Don't drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed by God to proclaim it.
Galatians 2:7
- They saw that God had given me the responsibility of preaching the Good News to the Gentiles, just as he had given Peter the responsibility of preaching to the Jews.
- For the same God who worked through Peter for the benefit of the Jews worked through me for the benefit of the Gentiles.
Romans 15:15
- Even so, I have been bold enough to emphasize some of these points, knowing that all you need is this reminder from me. For I am, by God's grace,
- a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News and offer you up as a fragrant sacrifice to God so that you might be pure and pleasing to him by the Holy Spirit.
- So it is right for me to be enthusiastic about all Christ Jesus has done through me in my service to God.
- I dare not boast of anything else. I have brought the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I lived before them.
- I have won them over by the miracles done through me as signs from God--all by the power of God's Spirit. In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ all the way from Jerusalem clear over into Illyricum.
1 Timothy 4:6
- If you explain this to the brothers and sisters, you will be doing your duty as a worthy servant of Christ Jesus, one who is fed by the message of faith and the true teaching you have followed.
2 Timothy 4:2
- Preach the word of God. Be persistent, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching.
- For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to right teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever they want to hear.
- They will reject the truth and follow strange myths.
- But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don't be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at bringing others to Christ. Complete the ministry God has given you.
1 Thessalonians 3:2
- and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our co-worker for God and our brother in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith,
1 Corinthians 9:17
- If I were doing this of my own free will, then I would deserve payment. But God has chosen me and given me this sacred trust, and I have no choice.