Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
giving thanks to
King James Version
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Holman Bible
giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you
International Standard Version
and might thank the Father, who has enabled us to share in the saints' inheritance in the light.
A Conservative Version
Giving thanks to the Father who made us qualified for the share of the portion of the sanctified in light.
American Standard Version
giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
Amplified
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints (God’s people) in the Light.
An Understandable Version
[May you] give thanks to the Father who has enabled you to share [i.e., eventually] in the inheritance of the saints [i.e., God's holy people] in [the kingdom of] light.
Anderson New Testament
giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Bible in Basic English
Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;
Common New Testament
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
Daniel Mace New Testament
giving thanks to the father, who has qualified you to share in that light he affords to his people:
Darby Translation
giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for sharing the portion of the saints in light,
Godbey New Testament
giving thanks to the Father, who has made us worthy unto a participation of the inheritance of the saints in light;
Goodspeed New Testament
and you will thank the Father who has entitled you to share the lot of God's people in the realm of light.
John Wesley New Testament
Giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet to partake of the inheritance of the saints in light.
Julia Smith Translation
Returning thanks to the Father, having rendered us fitting for the portion of the lot of the holy in light:
King James 2000
Giving thanks unto the Father, who has made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Lexham Expanded Bible
giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you for a share of the inheritance of the saints in light,
Modern King James verseion
giving thanks to the Father, who has made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
giving thanks unto the father which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of saints in light.
Moffatt New Testament
thanking the Father who has qualified us to share the lot of the saints in the Light,
Montgomery New Testament
I ask that you may give thanks to the Father who has made us fit to receive our share of the heritage of the saints in the light.
NET Bible
giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the saints' inheritance in the light.
New Heart English Bible
giving thanks to the Father, who made you fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light;
Noyes New Testament
giving thanks to the Father, who enabled us to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light;
Sawyer New Testament
giving thanks to the Father who has made us fit for a portion in the inheritance of the saints in light,
The Emphasized Bible
Giving thanks unto the Father that hath made you sufficient for your share in the inheritance of the saints in the light,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
giving thanks to God, even the Father, who hath made us meet for a portion in the inheritance of the saints in light;
Twentieth Century New Testament
And you will give thanks to the Father who made you fit to share the lot which awaits Christ's People in the realms of Light.
Webster
Giving thanks to the Father, who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Weymouth New Testament
and give thanks to the Father who has made us fit to receive our share of the inheritance of God's people in Light.
Williams New Testament
and you will always be thanking the Father who has qualified you to share the lot of His people in the realm of light.
World English Bible
giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
Worrell New Testament
giving thanks to the Father, Who made us meet for the portion of the inheritance of the saints in light;
Worsley New Testament
giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Youngs Literal Translation
Giving thanks to the Father who did make us meet for the participation of the inheritance of the saints in the light,
Themes
Body » Jesus Christ being the head of the body (the church)
Creation » Everything being created by the word of God (jesus Christ)
Forgiveness » The forgiveness of sins coming through the blood of jesus Christ
Inheritance » Earthly » Spiritual
Inheritance » Who is an heir of God through Christ
Jesus Christ » Jesus Christ existing before all things
Light » Illustrative of » Future glory of saints
Partaking » Who partakes with the lord
Pleasure » What is pleasing to the lord
Intercessory prayer » Exemplified
Reconciliation » Jesus Christ reconciling man to God
the Reward of saints » Described as » Inheritance with saints in light
Topics
Interlinear
Devotionals
Devotionals about Colossians 1:12
Devotionals containing Colossians 1:12
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 1:12
Prayers for Colossians 1:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence
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Cross References
Acts 20:32
And now I
Ephesians 5:20
Acts 26:18
Colossians 3:15
Let
1 Kings 6:7
1 Chronicles 29:20
Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” And
Psalm 36:9
In Your light we see light.
Psalm 79:13
Will
To all generations we will
Psalm 97:11
And
Psalm 107:21-22
And for His
Psalm 116:7
For the Lord has
Proverbs 4:18
That
Proverbs 16:1
But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
Isaiah 60:19-20
Nor for brightness will the moon give you light;
But you will have the
And your
Daniel 2:23
For You have given me
Even now You have made known to me what we
For You have made known to us the king’s matter.”
Matthew 25:34
John 4:23
John 14:6
Jesus *said to him,
John 20:17
Jesus *said to her,
Romans 8:17
and if children,
Romans 8:29-30
For those whom He
Romans 9:23
And He did so to make known
Romans 11:17
But if some of the
Romans 15:27
Yes, they were pleased to do so, and they are indebted to them. For
1 Corinthians 8:6
yet for us
1 Corinthians 9:23
I do all things for the sake of the gospel, so that I may become a fellow partaker of it.
2 Corinthians 5:5
Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who
Ephesians 1:11
Ephesians 1:18
I pray that
Ephesians 3:6
to be specific, that the Gentiles are
Ephesians 4:6
one God and Father of all
Ephesians 5:4
and there must be no
Colossians 2:2
that their
Colossians 3:17
Titus 2:14
who
Hebrews 3:1
Therefore,
Hebrews 3:14
For we have become partakers of Christ,
Hebrews 12:23
to the general assembly and
James 3:9
With it we bless
1 Peter 1:2-5
according to the
1 Peter 5:1
1 John 1:3
what we have
1 John 3:1-3
See
Revelation 21:23
And the city
Revelation 22:5
And
Revelation 22:14
Blessed are those who