Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
We return thanks to God. and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Holman Bible
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
International Standard Version
We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, praying always for you,
A Conservative Version
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying about you,
American Standard Version
We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Amplified
We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, as we pray always for you,
An Understandable Version
Whenever we pray for you, we always thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Anderson New Testament
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Bible in Basic English
We give praise to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, making prayer for you at all times,
Common New Testament
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
Daniel Mace New Testament
In our prayers we continually give thanks to the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ upon your account,
Darby Translation
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ continually when praying for you,
Godbey New Testament
We give thanks to God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,
Goodspeed New Testament
We never pray for you without thanking God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
John Wesley New Testament
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, (praying always for you,
King James 2000
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Lexham Expanded Bible
We give thanks always to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ [when we] pray for you,
Modern King James verseion
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
We give thanks to God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you in our prayers,
Moffatt New Testament
We always thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ when we pray for you,
Montgomery New Testament
Whenever I pray for you I am continually thanking God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
NET Bible
We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
New Heart English Bible
We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Noyes New Testament
We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Sawyer New Testament
We thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
The Emphasized Bible
We are giving thanks unto God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always, for you, offering prayer, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Whenever we pray, we never fail to thank God, the Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, about you,
Webster
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Weymouth New Testament
We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, constantly praying for you as we do,
Williams New Testament
Every time we pray for you we thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
World English Bible
We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Worrell New Testament
We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Worsley New Testament
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always in our prayers for you:
Youngs Literal Translation
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,
Themes
Church » For other leaders » For the church
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » For the church
Thankfulness » Should be offered » For the grace bestowed on others
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For the grace bestowed on others
Interlinear
References
Easton
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 1:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Thanksgiving For The Colossian Believers
2 To the holy among the Colossians, and the faithful brethren in Christ: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We return thanks to God. and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 Having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and love to all the holy,
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 1:8-9
First, I return thanks to my God by Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is announced in the whole world.
1 Corinthians 1:4
I return thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of God given you in Christ Jesus;
Ephesians 1:15
For this, I also, having heard the faith among you in the Lord Jesus, and love to all the holy,
Colossians 1:9
For this also we, from the day which we heard, ceased not praying for you, and asking that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
1 Thessalonians 1:2
We return thanks to God always for you all, making remembrance of you in our prayers continually;
2 Timothy 1:3
I have grace to God, whom I serve from the forefathers in pure consciousness, as I have continual remembrance concerning thee in my prayers night and day;
Ephesians 3:14-19
For this I bend my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Philippians 1:3-5
I return thanks to my God for all your remembrance,
Philippians 1:9-11
And this I prey, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all intelligence;
Philippians 4:6
Rave anxiety about nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with gratitude let your desires be made known to God.
Colossians 1:13
Who saved us from the power of darkness, and transferred into the kingdom of the Son of his love:
1 Thessalonians 3:10-13
Night and day praying exceedingly to see your face, and to adjust things wanting of your faith?
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
And our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, also our Father, having loved us, and given us eternal consolation and good hope in grace,