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This section both starts and ends with thankfulness to God. verse 3 - "We always thank God [for you]" verses 11-12 - "May you be strengthened... giving thanks to the Father" The main thrust of this passage is that Paul is communicating his love and concern for the saints in Colossae. He explains how he prays for them, starting with thankfulness and why he's thankful for what God is doing in them. He pastorally reminds them (or is simply exulting in) that their hope is not in this world, but is in heaven. He affirms Epaphras as a faithful teacher and reassures the Colossians that Epaphras has relayed the Colossians' love to Paul. Paul then confirms that since he receieved Epaphras' message, he has not ceased to pray for them. "Asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will" so that You may "walk in a manner worthy of the Lord" - pleasing Him, bearing fruit, increasing in knowledge of God "May you be strengthened with all power" results in "all endurance and patience with joy" and is tied with "giving thanks to God the Father" - but not unspecific thanks! Paul ties the thankfulness to the Father with the Gospel message, suggesting that we are strengthened by thankfulness as it is tied to faith in God's promises of our future hope!

10000000006547 6547 Notes 2009-04-26 09:32:19 2009-04-26 10:24:20 This section both starts and ends with thankfulness to God. verse 3 - "We always thank God [for you]" verses 11-12 - "May you be strengthened... giving thanks to the Father" The main thrust of this passage is that Paul is communicating his love and concern for the saints in Colossae. He explains how he prays for them, starting with thankfulness and why he's thankful for what God is doing in them. He pastorally reminds them (or is simply exulting in) that their hope is not in this world, but is in heaven. He affirms Epaphras as a faithful teacher and reassures the Colossians that Epaphras has relayed the Colossians' love to Paul. Paul then confirms that since he receieved Epaphras' message, he has not ceased to pray for them. "Asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will" so that You may "walk in a manner worthy of the Lord" - pleasing Him, bearing fruit, increasing in knowledge of God "May you be strengthened with all power" results in "all endurance and patience with joy" and is tied with "giving thanks to God the Father" - but not unspecific thanks! Paul ties the thankfulness to the Father with the Gospel message, suggesting that we are strengthened by thankfulness as it is tied to faith in God's promises of our future hope! notes

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Colossians

Colossians 1:3-14

NT

esv

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus

and of the love that you have for all the saints,

because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.

ground

Of this [hope] you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,

which has come to you,

as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing--

as it also [is bearing fruit and growing] among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth,

just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant.

comparison

He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.

ideaexplanation

And so, from the day we heard [from Epaphras of your love], we have not ceased to pray for you,

asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

actionpurpose

actionmanner

May you be strengthened with all power,

according to his glorious might,

for all endurance and patience with joy,

giving thanks to the Father,

who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

bilateral

discourse

10000000006547 6547 Arc 2009-04-26 09:32:19 2009-04-26 10:24:20 editing Colossians 1 3 1 14 Colossians 1:3-14 51 NT esv i162468 i162469 i162450 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, i162470 i162451 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus i162471 i162452 and of the love that you have for all the saints, i162453 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. ground 1 ground 1 i162472 i162454 Of this [hope] you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, i162473 i162474 i162455 which has come to you, i162475 i162456 as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing-- i162476 i162457 as it also [is bearing fruit and growing] among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth, i162458 just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. comparison 1 comparison 1 comparison 1 i162459 He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf and has made known to us your love in the Spirit. ideaexplanation 1 ideaexplanation 1 i162477 i162478 i162460 And so, from the day we heard [from Epaphras of your love], we have not ceased to pray for you, i162479 i162461 asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, i162462 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. actionpurpose 2 actionmanner 1 i162480 i162481 i162482 i162463 May you be strengthened with all power, i162464 according to his glorious might, actionmanner 1 i162465 for all endurance and patience with joy, actionpurpose 2 i162483 i162466 giving thanks to the Father, i162467 who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. ground 1 actionmanner 1 ideaexplanation 1 bilateral 1 1 1 1 esv 25 a 50 discourse