Colossians 1:23

Wesley

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 2:5

Acts 4:12

Whereof

General references

Mark 13:10

Luke 13:29

Philippians 1:5

Bible References

Ye continue

But he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.

Those on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. But they have no root, who for a while believe; but in time of temptation fall away.

But I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not: and when thou art returned, strengthen thy brethren.

As he spake these words, many believed on him.

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you.

Who coming and seeing the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, to cleave unto the Lord with full purpose of heart.

Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith; and that we must through many tribulations enter into the kingdom of God.

and honour, and immortality, eternal life.

Brethren, I beseech you, be ye as I am; for I also am as ye were: ye have not injured me at all.

Ye did run well: who hath hindered you, that ye should not obey the truth?

But let us not be weary of well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Therefore when I could bear no longer, I sent to know your faith, left by any means the tempter should have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.

But Christ as a Son over his own house, whose house we are, if we hold fast the confidence and the glorying of hope, firm to the end.

Having therefore a great high priest, that is passed thro' the heavens, Jesus the son of God,

Now the just shall live by faith; but if he draw back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.

Who are kept by the power of God thro' faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time.

For by speaking swelling words of vanity, they allure thro' the desire of the flesh, thro' wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them that live in error.

But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any should teach you, save as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie; and as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in them.

Fear none of those things which thou art about to suffer: behold the devil is about to cast some of you into prison that ye may be tried, and ye shall have affliction ten days: Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

Grounded

Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Therefore whosoever heareth these my sayings, and doth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock: And the rain descended,

He is like a man, who built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream broke vehemently upon that house, but could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.

groweth into an holy temple in the Lord:

That being rooted and grounded in love,

From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted, by that which every joint supplieth according to the effectual working in the measure of every member, maketh increase of the body, to the edifying of itself in love.

Moved

If any one abide not in me, he is cast out as a branch, and is withered: and they gather and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life precious to myself, so I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.

That no one might be moved by these afflictions; for ye know that we are appointed hereto.

Under

And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

And there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Whereof

Of which I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which is given me for you, fully to preach the word of God:

For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. But rise and stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee for this purpose, to ordain thee a minister and a witness, both of the things which thou hast seen,

That I should be the servant of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministring the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles may be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

Let a man so account us, as servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.

Therefore having this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not: But have renounced the hidden things of shame,

And all things are from God, who hath reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation: Namely,

We then, as fellow-labourers, do also exhort you, not to receive the grace of God in vain.

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak foolishly) I more: in labours more abundantly, in stripes more exceedingly, in prisons more abundantly, in deaths often.

Of which I have been made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effectual working of his power.

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, in that he accounted me faithful,

to be testified of in due season, Whereunto I am ordained a preacher and an apostle, (I speak the truth, I lie not) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

But watch thou in all things, endure affliction, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.

General references

And the gospel must first be published among all nations.

And they shall come from the east and the west, and the north and the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

For your fellowship in the gospel, from the first day until now: