Colossians 1:23

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Colossians 1:23

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Summary

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

Ye continue

Grounded

Moved

Under

Acts 4:12

Whereof

General references

Bible References

Ye continue

Planted in the house of Yahweh, they will flourish in the courts of our God.

But regarding those who turn aside to their crooked ways, Yahweh will lead them away with the evildoers. Peace [be] upon Israel.

When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and he does injustice, then he will die because of them; because of his injustice that he did he will die!

Let us know, let us press on to know Yahweh; his rising [is] sure like [the] dawn. He will come like the showers to us, like [the] spring rain that waters [the] earth.

and those who turned back from {following} Yahweh, and who did not seek Yahweh, and did not inquire of him."

But the one who endures to the end--this person will be saved.

And those on the rock [are those] who receive the word with joy when they hear [it], and these do not have [enough] root, who believe for a time and in a time of testing fall away.

but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail. And you, [when] once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."

[While] he was saying these [things], many believed in him.

"Just as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.

who, [when he] arrived and saw the grace of God, rejoiced and encouraged [them] all to remain true to the Lord with {devoted hearts},

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging [them] to continue in the faith and [saying], "Through many persecutions it is necessary [for] us to enter into the kingdom of God."

to those who, by perseverance in good work, seek glory and honor and immortality, eternal life,

I am afraid [for] you, lest perhaps I have labored for you in vain!

You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?

And let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, [if we] do not give up.

Because of this, I also, [when I] could endure [it] no longer, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow the tempter tempted you and our labor should be in vain.

but Christ [was faithful] as a son over his house, whose house we are, if we hold fast to our confidence and the hope we can be proud of.

Therefore, [because we] have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul is not well pleased with him."

who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time,

{For by speaking high-sounding but empty words}, they entice with desires of the flesh [and] with licentiousness those who are scarcely escaping from those who live in error,

And [as for] you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you do not have need that anyone teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all [things], and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you reside in him.

Do not be afraid of [the things] which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw [some] of you into prison so that you may be tested, and you will experience affliction ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Grounded

firmly rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding with thankfulness.

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

he is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And [when] a flood came, the river burst against that house and was not able to shake it, because it had been built well.

in whom the whole building, joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,

[that] Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith (you having been firmly rooted and established in love),

from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every supporting ligament, according to the working by measure of each single part, the growth of the body makes for the building up of itself in love.

Moved

If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and dries up, and they gather them and throw [them] into the fire, and they are burned.

But I consider [my] life [as] worth {nothing} to myself, in order to finish my mission and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify [to] the gospel of the grace of God.

So then, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, [because you] know that your labor is not [in] vain in the Lord.

[so that] no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For [you] yourselves know that we are appointed for this,

Under

This day I will begin to place {the dread of you} and the fear of you {before} the peoples under all the heavens. [They] will hear {the report about you}, and [so] they will shake and tremble {because of you}.'

{And do this so that you do not lift} your eyes [toward] heaven and {observe} the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of the heaven, and be led astray and bow down to them and serve them, things that Yahweh your God has allotted to all [of] the peoples under all [of] the heaven.

Pursue them {in anger} and destroy them from under the heavens of Yahweh.

Now there were Jews residing in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among people by which we must be saved."

Whereof

of which I became a minister, according to God's stewardship which was given to me for you, to complete the word of God,

because he was counted among us and received a share in this ministry."

But get up and stand on your feet, because for this [reason] I have appeared to you, to appoint you a servant and witness both [to the things] in which you saw me and [to the things] in which I will appear to you,

with the result that I am a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving the gospel of God as a priest, in order that the offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Thus let a person consider us as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries.

who also makes us adequate [as] servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

Because of this, [since we] have this ministry, just as we have been shown mercy, we do not lose heart,

And all these [things] [are] from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation,

Now [because we] are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

Are they servants of Christ?--I am speaking as though I were beside myself--I [am] more so, with far greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with beatings to a much greater degree, in [danger of] death many times.

of which I became a servant, according to the gift of God's grace given to me, according to the working of his power.

{I give thanks} to the one who strengthens me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful, placing [me] into ministry,

for which I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I am speaking the truth, [I am] not lying--a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

for which I was appointed a proclaimer and an apostle and a teacher,

But you, be self-controlled in all [things], bear hardship patiently, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

General references

"To you, O {people}, I call, and my cry is to the children of humankind.

And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.

And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now,