Colossians 1:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Ye

All

1 John 3:22

Fruitful

2 Peter 1:8

Increasing

Bible References

Ye

Since you have had the messiah, even Jesus the Lord, brought to you, lead your life in him,

Let Christian wisdom rule your behaviour to the outside world; make the very most of your time;

as well as a father of those circumcised persons who not only share circumcision but walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had as an uncircumcised man.

Our baptism in his death made us share his burial, so that, as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live and move in the new sphere of Life.

As the Lord's prisoner, then, I beg of you to live a life worthy of your calling,

and lead lives of love, just as Christ loved you and gave himself up for you to be a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Only, do lead a life that is worthy of the gospel of Christ. Whether I come and see you or only hear of you in absence, let me know you are standing firm in a common spirit, fighting side by side like one man for the faith of the gospel.

to lead a life worthy of the God who called you to his own realm and glory.

All

Children, obey your parents at every point, for this pleases the Lord right well.

Your debt to me is fully paid and more than paid! I am amply supplied with what you have sent by Epaphroditus, a fragrant perfume, the sort of sacrifice that God approves and welcomes.

Finally, brothers, we beg and beseech you in the Lord Jesus to follow our instructions about the way you are to live so as to satisfy God; you are leading that life, but you are to excel in it still further.

No soldier gets entangled in civil pursuits; his aim is to satisfy his commander.

It was by faith that Enoch was taken to heaven, so that he never died (he was not overtaken by death, for God had taken him away). For before he was taken to heaven, his record was that he had satisfied God;

Do not forget beneficence and charity, either; these are the kind of sacrifices that are acceptable to God.

and we get from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight.

Fruitful

As you bear rich fruit and prove yourselves my disciples, my Father is glorified.

But the harvest of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, good temper, kindliness, generosity, fidelity,

God has made us what we are, creating us in Christ Jesus for the good deeds which are prepared beforehand by God as our sphere of action.

your life covered with that harvest of righteousness which Jesus Christ produces to the glory and the praise of God.

Remind them to be submissive to their rulers and authorities; they must obey, they must be ready for any good work,

furnish you with everything for the doing of his will, creating in your lives by Jesus Christ what is acceptable in his own sight! To him be glory for ever and ever: Amen.

For as these qualities exist and increase with you, they render you active and fruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Increasing

instead of keeping in touch with that Head under whom the entire Body, supplied with joints and sinews and thus compacted, grows with growth divine.

And this is eternal life, that they know thee, the only real God, and him whom thou hast sent, even Jesus Christ.

Wherever I go, thank God, he makes my life a constant pageant of triumph in Christ, diffusing the perfume of his knowledge everywhere by me.

For God who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," has shone within my heart to illuminate men with the knowledge of God's glory in the face of Christ.

God is able to bless you with ample means, so that you may always have quite enough for any emergency of your own and ample besides for any kind act to others;

May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, grant you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation for the knowledge of himself,

till we should all attain the unity of the faith and knowledge of God's Son, reaching maturity, reaching the full measure of development which belongs to the fulness of Christ ??14 instead of remaining immature, blown from our course and swayed by every passing wind of doctrine, by the adroitness of men who are dexterous in devising error;

grace and peace be multiplied to you by the knowledge of our Lord.

but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory now and to the day of eternity: Amen.

We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us insight to know Him who is the Real God; and we are in Him who is real, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the real God, this is life eternal.