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Prayer and Thanks Go Together
Commentators like Calvin and Spurgeon highlight how Paul seamlessly blends thanksgiving and prayer. This serves as a model for Christians. We should thank God for the signs of faith and love we see in others, while also praying for their continued growth and perseverance. This combination reflects the reality of the Christian life: grateful for progress made, yet always seeking further advancement in faith.
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Colossians
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Albert Barnes
On Colossians 1:3
18th Century
Theologian
We give thanks to God. See Barnes on Ephesians 1:15.
Praying always for you. See Barnes on Romans 1:9; see Barnes on Ephesi…
AT Robertson
On Colossians 1:3
God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (τω θεω πατρ του κυριου ημων Ιησου Χριστου). Correct text without κα (and) as in 3:17, tho…
Charles Ellicott
On Colossians 1:3
19th Century
Bishop
On verses 3-4:
Compare to Ephesians 1:15-16, where there is an almost exact verbal coincidence. Whatever the force of the words “having h…
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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 1:3
Paul addresses his thanksgiving to God, thus recognizing that he is the one ultimately responsible for the virtues and graces of his people and for…
John Calvin
On Colossians 1:3
16th Century
Theologian
We give thanks to God. He praises the faith and love of the Colossians, so that it may encourage them all the more to eagerness and steadf…
John Gill
On Colossians 1:3
17th Century
Pastor
We give thanks to God
Meaning himself and Timothy. This is the beginning of the epistle, which is introduced with a …
Matthew Henry
On Colossians 1:1–8
17th Century
Minister
All true Christians are brothers and sisters to one another. Faithfulness runs through every character and relation of the Christian life. Faith, h…