Colossians 2:7 Cross References
Colossians 2:7
7: Let your roots grow down into him and draw up nourishment from him, so you will grow in faith, strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives overflow with thanksgiving for all he has done.
Ephesians 3:17
- 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.
Ephesians 2:20
- We are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.
- We who believe are carefully joined together, becoming a holy temple for the Lord.
- Through him you Gentiles are also joined together as part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.
Jeremiah 17:8
- They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they go right on producing delicious fruit.
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.
John 15:4
- Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful apart from me.
- "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
2 Thessalonians 2:17
- comfort your hearts and give you strength in every good thing you do and say.
2 Peter 3:17
- I am warning you ahead of time, dear friends, so that you can watch out and not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people. I don't want you to lose your own secure footing.
- 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.
Ephesians 5:20
- And you will always give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew 7:24
- "Anyone who listens to my teaching and obeys me is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
- Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won't collapse, because it is built on rock.
Romans 16:25
- 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.
Colossians 1:12
- always thanking the Father, who has enabled you to share the inheritance that belongs to God's holy people, who live in the light.
- For he has rescued us from the one who rules in the kingdom of darkness, and he has brought us into the Kingdom of his dear Son.
Isaiah 61:3
- To all who mourn in Israel, he will give beauty for ashes, joy instead of mourning, praise instead of despair. For the LORD has planted them like strong and graceful oaks for his own glory.
1 Peter 5:10
- In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.
1 Corinthians 15:58
- So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and steady, always enthusiastic about the Lord's work, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
Psalms 1:3
- They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season without fail. Their leaves never wither, and in all they do, they prosper.
Jude 1:24
- And now, all glory to God, who is able to keep you from stumbling, and who will bring you into his glorious presence innocent of sin and with great joy.
Ephesians 4:21
- Since you have heard all about him and have learned the truth that is in Jesus,
Psalms 92:13
- For they are transplanted into the LORD's own house. They flourish in the courts of our God.
Colossians 3:17
- And whatever you do or say, let it be as a representative of the Lord Jesus, all the while giving thanks through him to God the Father.
1 Corinthians 3:9
- We work together as partners who belong to God. You are God's field, God's building--not ours.
- Because of God's special favor to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful.
- For no one can lay any other foundation than the one we already have--Jesus Christ.
- Now anyone who builds on that foundation may use gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw.
- But there is going to come a time of testing at the judgment day to see what kind of work each builder has done. Everyone's work will be put through the fire to see whether or not it keeps its value.
1 Thessalonians 5:18
- No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 13:15
- With Jesus' help, let us continually offer our sacrifice of praise to God by proclaiming the glory of his name.
Romans 11:17
- But some of these branches from Abraham's tree, some of the Jews, have been broken off. And you Gentiles, who were branches from a wild olive tree, were grafted in. So now you also receive the blessing God has promised Abraham and his children, sharing in God's rich nourishment of his special olive tree.
- But you must be careful not to brag about being grafted in to replace the branches that were broken off. Remember, you are just a branch, not the root.
Ezekiel 17:23
- It will become a noble cedar, sending forth its branches and producing seed. Birds of every sort will nest in it, finding shelter beneath its branches.
- And all the trees will know that it is I, the LORD, who cuts down the tall tree and helps the short tree to grow tall. It is I who makes the green tree wither and gives new life to the dead tree. I, the LORD, have spoken! I will do what I have said."
Luke 6:48
- It is like a person who builds a house on a strong foundation laid upon the underlying rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against the house, it stands firm because it is well built.
1 Peter 2:4
- Come to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God's temple. He was rejected by the people, but he is precious to God who chose him.
- And now God is building you, as living stones, into his spiritual temple. What's more, you are God's holy priests, who offer the spiritual sacrifices that please him because of Jesus Christ.
- As the Scriptures express it, "I am placing a stone in Jerusalem, a chosen cornerstone, and anyone who believes in him will never be disappointed. "
Jude 1:20
- But you, dear friends, must continue to build your lives on the foundation of your holy faith. And continue to pray as you are directed by the Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 1:21
- It is God who gives us, along with you, the ability to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us,
Jude 1:12
- When these people join you in fellowship meals celebrating the love of the Lord, they are like dangerous reefs that can shipwreck you. They are shameless in the way they care only about themselves. They are like clouds blowing over dry land without giving rain, promising much but producing nothing. They are like trees without fruit at harvesttime. They are not only dead but doubly dead, for they have been pulled out by the roots.