Colossians 2:2 Cross References

Colossians 2:2

2: My goal is that they will be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have full confidence because they have complete understanding of God's secret plan, which is Christ himself.

Colossians 1:27

  1. For it has pleased God to tell his people that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. For this is the secret: Christ lives in you, and this is your assurance that you will share in his glory.

Colossians 3:14

  1. And the most important piece of clothing you must wear is love. Love is what binds us all together in perfect harmony.

Colossians 4:8

  1. I have sent him on this special trip to let you know how we are doing and to encourage you.

Colossians 1:15

  1. Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before God made anything at all and is supreme over all creation.
  2. Christ is the one through whom God created everything in heaven and earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see--kings, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities. Everything has been created through him and for him.
  3. He existed before everything else began, and he holds all creation together.

Ephesians 6:22

  1. I am sending him to you for just this purpose. He will let you know how we are, and he will encourage you.

Romans 16:25

  1. God is able to make you strong, just as the Good News says. It is the message about Jesus Christ and his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time.

Philippians 3:8

  1. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I may have Christ

Ephesians 3:9

  1. I was chosen to explain to everyone this plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.
  2. God's purpose was to show his wisdom in all its rich variety to all the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms. They will see this when Jews and Gentiles are joined together in his church.

2 Peter 1:3

  1. As we know Jesus better, his divine power gives us everything we need for living a godly life. He has called us to receive his own glory and goodness!

Isaiah 53:11

  1. When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, he will be satisfied. And because of what he has experienced, my righteous servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for he will bear all their sins.

1 Timothy 3:16

  1. Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ appeared in the flesh and was shown to be righteous by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and was announced to the nations. He was believed on in the world and was taken up into heaven.

Romans 15:13

  1. So I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in him. May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

John 1:1

  1. In the beginning the Word already existed. He was with God, and he was God.
  2. He was in the beginning with God.
  3. He created everything there is. Nothing exists that he didn't make.

Isaiah 40:1

  1. "Comfort, comfort my people," says your God.

Hebrews 10:22

  1. let us go right into the presence of God, with true hearts fully trusting him. For our evil consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

Matthew 11:27

  1. "My Father has given me authority over everything. No one really knows the Son except the Father, and no one really knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

Colossians 1:9

  1. 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.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

  1. Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.

John 17:21

  1. My prayer for all of them is that they will be one, just as you and I are one, Father--that just as you are in me and I am in you, so they will be in us, and the world will believe you sent me.
  2. "I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are--
  3. I in them and you in me, all being perfected into one. Then the world will know that you sent me and will understand that you love them as much as you love me.

John 14:9

  1. Jesus replied, "Philip, don't you even yet know who I am, even after all the time I have been with you? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking to see him?
  2. Don't you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I say are not my own, but my Father who lives in me does his work through me.
  3. Just believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or at least believe because of what you have seen me do.

John 5:17

  1. But Jesus replied, "My Father never stops working, so why should I?"

Isaiah 32:17

  1. And this righteousness will bring peace. Quietness and confidence will fill the land forever.

Matthew 11:25

  1. Then Jesus prayed this prayer: "O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding the truth from those who think themselves so wise and clever, and for revealing it to the childlike.

Galatians 3:28

  1. There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female. For you are all Christians--you are one in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 2:12

  1. And God has actually given us his Spirit (not the world's spirit) so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.

Philippians 2:1

  1. Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and sympathetic?

Luke 10:21

  1. Then Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit and said, "O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding the truth from those who think themselves so wise and clever, and for revealing it to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way.
  2. "My Father has given me authority over everything. No one really knows the Son except the Father, and no one really knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

John 6:69

  1. We believe them, and we know you are the Holy One of God."

2 Corinthians 1:4

  1. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When others are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.
  2. You can be sure that the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.
  3. So when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your benefit and salvation! For when God comforts us, it is so that we, in turn, can be an encouragement to you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer.

Hebrews 6:11

  1. Our great desire is that you will keep right on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.

Jeremiah 9:24

  1. Let them boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the LORD who is just and righteous, whose love is unfailing, and that I delight in these things. I, the LORD, have spoken!

Acts 4:32

  1. All the believers were of one heart and mind, and they felt that what they owned was not their own; they shared everything they had.

John 5:23

  1. so that everyone will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. But if you refuse to honor the Son, then you are certainly not honoring the Father who sent him.

John 17:3

  1. And this is the way to have eternal life--to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.

Psalms 133:1

  1. How wonderful it is, how pleasant, when brothers live together in harmony!

John 16:15

  1. All that the Father has is mine; this is what I mean when I say that the Spirit will reveal to you whatever he receives from me.

John 10:38

  1. But if I do his work, believe in what I have done, even if you don't believe me. Then you will realize that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father."

Ephesians 1:17

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

John 10:30

  1. The Father and I are one."

1 John 4:12

  1. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love has been brought to full expression through us.
  2. And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.

1 John 3:19

  1. It is by our actions that we know we are living in the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before the Lord,

2 Peter 1:10

  1. So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Doing this, you will never stumble or fall away.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

  1. May our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father, who loved us and in his special favor gave us everlasting comfort and good hope,
  2. comfort your hearts and give you strength in every good thing you do and say.

1 Thessalonians 3:2

  1. 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 John 5:7

  1. So we have these three witnesses--

1 Thessalonians 1:5

  1. For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know that the way we lived among you was further proof of the truth of our message.

2 Peter 3:18

  1. But grow in the special favor and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be all glory and honor, both now and forevermore. Amen.
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