Colossians 1:9 Cross References
Colossians 1:9
9: So we have continued praying for you ever since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you a complete understanding of what he wants to do in your lives, and we ask him to make you wise with spiritual wisdom.
James 3:17
- But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no partiality and is always sincere.
Philippians 1:9
- I pray that your love for each other will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in your knowledge and understanding.
- For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until Christ returns.
- May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation--those good things that are produced in your life by Jesus Christ--for this will bring much glory and praise to God.
James 1:5
- If you need wisdom--if you want to know what God wants you to do--ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking.
Hebrews 13:20
- And now, may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, all that is pleasing to him. Jesus is the great Shepherd of the sheep by an everlasting covenant, signed with his blood. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Colossians 4:5
- Live wisely among those who are not Christians, and make the most of every opportunity.
1 Peter 2:15
- It is God's will that your good lives should silence those who make foolish accusations against you.
Ephesians 1:15
- Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for Christians everywhere,
- I have never stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly,
- asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
- I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the wonderful future he has promised to those he called. I want you to realize what a rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his people.
- I pray that you will begin to understand the incredible greatness of his power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power
1 Samuel 12:23
- "As for me, I will certainly not sin against the LORD by ending my prayers for you. And I will continue to teach you what is good and right.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
- Keep on praying.
2 Thessalonians 1:11
- And so we keep on praying for you, that our God will make you worthy of the life to which he called you. And we pray that God, by his power, will fulfill all your good intentions and faithful deeds.
Hebrews 10:36
- Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.
Psalms 143:10
- Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.
Colossians 3:16
- Let the words of Christ, in all their richness, live in your hearts and make you wise. Use his words to teach and counsel each other. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.
Ephesians 3:14
- When I think of the wisdom and scope of God's plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,
- the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.
- I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit.
- And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love.
- And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is.
Colossians 4:12
- Epaphras, from your city, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident of the whole will of God.
Ephesians 6:6
- Work hard, but not just to please your masters when they are watching. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.
Romans 12:2
- Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.
Colossians 1:3
- We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
- for we have heard that you trust in Christ Jesus and that you love all of God's people.
1 Thessalonians 1:3
- As we talk to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and your continual anticipation of the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 John 5:20
- And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we are in God because we are in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.
Colossians 1:6
- This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is changing lives everywhere, just as it changed yours that very first day you heard and understood the truth about God's great kindness to sinners.
Philemon 1:4
- I always thank God when I pray for you, Philemon,
Ephesians 5:17
- Don't act thoughtlessly, but try to understand what the Lord wants you to do.
1 John 2:17
- And this world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever.
Romans 1:8
- Let me say first of all that your faith in God is becoming known throughout the world. How I thank God through Jesus Christ for each one of you.
- God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart by telling others the Good News about his Son.
- One of the things I always pray for is the opportunity, God willing, to come at last to see you.
Ephesians 1:8
- He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.
1 Peter 4:2
- And you won't spend the rest of your life chasing after evil desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.
John 7:17
- Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.
Ephesians 5:10
- Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord.
Philippians 1:4
- I always pray for you, and I make my requests with a heart full of joy
1 Corinthians 1:5
- He has enriched your church with the gifts of eloquence and every kind of knowledge.
Psalms 119:99
- Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am always thinking of your decrees.
2 Timothy 1:3
- Timothy, I thank God for you. He is the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.
- I long to see you again, for I remember your tears as we parted. And I will be filled with joy when we are together again.
Acts 12:5
- But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him.