Colossians 2:1

Christ, The Mystery Of God

¹ For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have in behalf of you, and those in Laodicea, and so many as have not seen my face in the flesh; ² in order that their hearts may be comforted, being knitted together in divine love, and in all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, unto the perfect knowledge of the mystery of God, of Christ,

Face to Face

Christ

Colosse

Laodicea

Paul

Colossians 1:29

unto which I also labor, agonizing according to his energy, working in me with power.

Philippians 1:30

having the same conflict as you saw in me, and now hearing me.

Revelation 1:11

saying, Write what you are seeing in a book, and send it to the seven churches; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

Colossians 4:12-13

Epaphras, who is from you, the servant of Jesus Christ, always agonizing in your behalf in his prayers, in order that you may stand perfect even having been fully carried away in all the will of God, salutes you.

Luke 22:44

And being in agony He continued to pray the more earnestly. And His sweat was like drops of blood falling down upon the ground.

Acts 20:25

And now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I came preaching the gospel of the kingdom, shall see my face no more.

Acts 20:38

being especially grieved at the word which he had spoken, that they were about to see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in sufferings in your behalf, and am filling up the residue of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh in behalf of his body, which is the church;

Colossians 2:5

For if I am absent in the flesh, but I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the establishment of your faith toward Christ.

Colossians 4:15-16

Salute the brethren who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in their house.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

but having suffered, and been abused, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict.

Hebrews 5:7

Who in the days of his flesh, having with strong crying and tears offered up both prayers and supplications unto him who is able to save him from death, and having been heard on account of his piety,

1 Peter 1:8

whom you not seeing, love with divine love; on whom, not looking, but believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

Revelation 3:14-22

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write; The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God, says these things;