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Strength from God's Glory
Paul prays for believers to be strengthened not by human effort, but by God's own divine power. Commentators explain this isn't just "enough" power to get by; it's strength supplied "according to his glorious might." This means Christians have access to a limitless, divine resource to face life's challenges, proportionate to God's own majesty, not just their immediate need.
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Colossians
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Albert Barnes
On Colossians 1:11
18th Century
Theologian
Strengthened with all might. This was also an object of Paul's earnest prayer. He desired that they would be strengthened for the performa…
AT Robertson
On Colossians 1:11
Strengthened (δυναμουμενο). Present passive participle of late verb δυναμοω (from δυναμις), to empower, "empowered with all power.…
Charles Ellicott
On Colossians 1:11
19th Century
Bishop
His glorious power.—Properly, the strength of His glory, His glory being His manifestation of Himself in love to humanity…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Colossians 1:1–14
19th Century
Preacher
Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colos…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Colossians 1:11
(3) “Being strengthened with all power” is the next element in the life pleasing to God. Christians are engaged in moral conflict with the cosmic p…
John Calvin
On Colossians 1:11
16th Century
Theologian
Strengthened with all might. As he has previously prayed that they might have both a sound understanding and the right use of it, so also …
John Gill
On Colossians 1:11
17th Century
Pastor
Strengthened with all might
This is still a continuation of the apostle's prayer for these believers; for having pra…
Matthew Henry
On Colossians 1:9–14
17th Century
Minister
The apostle was constant in prayer, that the believers might be filled with the knowledge of God's will, in all wisdom. Good words will not do with…