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Colossians 1:11
strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness;
strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness;
Verse 11. _STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT_] That they might be able to walk worthy of the Lord, bring forth fruit, c. Ephesians 3:13, Ephesians 3:13, c. _ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS POWER_] According to...
STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT - This was also an object of Paul’s earnest prayer. He desired that they might be strengthened for the performance of duty; to meet temptations; and to bear up under the va...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE PERSON OF CHRIST, His GLORY AND His WORK CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Colossians 1:1)_ 2. The prayer (Colossians 1:9) 3. The person and glory of Christ, Head o...
A PARAGRAPH OF PRAYER. Paul reciprocates their prayers for him. He constantly offers petition on their behalf since first he heard of them. He desires for them (_a)_ fulness of knowledge to discern th...
CHRISTIAN GREETINGS (Colossians 1:1) _ 1:1 This is a letter from Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and from Timothy, the brother, to the dedicated people of God and faithful brothe...
That, in fact, is why, from the day we heard about it, we do not cease to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with an ever-growing knowledge of his will, in all spiritual wisdom and understand...
STRENGTHENED. Greek. _dunamoo._ Only here. Compare App-172. WITH. App-104. MIGHT. App-172. ACCORDING TO. App-104., HIS GLORIOUS POWER, Literally the might (App-172.) of His glory. See Ephesians 1:...
_strengthened_ "_made powerful;_" R.V. marg. The same verb occurs in the LXX. of Psalms 67:(Heb. and Eng. 68.) 28, and some other O.T. passages, and in Hebrews 11:34. A compound of it occurs Acts 9:12...
9–14. _Prayer for the Colossians, with reason for gratitude on their part to God, viz. their emancipation in Christ_. This forms a transition to a fuller account of the relation of the Son to the Fath...
ἘΝ ΠΆΣΗΙ ΔΥΝΆΜΕΙ ΔΥΝΑΜΟΎΜΕΝΟΙ, “being strengthened in all (needed) strength.” It is very uncertain whether δυνάμει refers to (1) Divine power given or (2) power in the act of being exercised by man. I...
ΔΎΝΑΜΙΣ (G1411) сила, мощь, ΔΥΝΑΜΌΎΜΕΝΟΙ _praes. pass. (dep.) part. от_ ΔΥΝΑΜΌΩ (G1412) усиливать, укреплять, ΚΡΆΤΟΣ (G2904) сила, мощь. Относится к неотъемлемой мощи, которая проявляется в управлен...
DISCOURSE: 2167 PRAYER FOR GROWTH IN GRACE Colossians 1:9. We do not cease to pray for you that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that ye mig...
11. STRENGTHEN WITH ALL POWER, ACCORDING TO THE MIGHT OF HIS GLORY, UNTO ALL PATIENCE AND LONGSUFFERING WITH JOY; _Translation and Paraphrase_ 11. (and) being strengthened by all (the) strength (fro...
Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; [ En (G1722) pasee (G3956) dunamei (G1411) dunamoumenoi ...
1 "Paul, a commissioner of Christ Jesus," introduces us to a glorified Christ in heaven and invokes the authority vested in Paul as His legate. Contrast the character assumed by Paul in Philippians. 4...
1:11 strengthened (g-1) Lit. 'made powerful with all power.'...
THE SUPREMACY AND ALL-SUFFICIENCY OF CHRIST 1-8. Salutation to the Colossian Christians, and thanksgiving for the news of their spiritual state. PARAPHRASE. '(1, 2) Paul and Timothy salute the saints...
CHRIST HAS EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED THE COLOSSIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them. INTRODUCTION THE WRITER Paul wrote this letter. He was in...
HIS GLORIOUS POWER. — Properly, _the strength of His glory,_ His glory being His manifestation of Himself in love to man. (Comp. Ephesians 3:16, “According to the riches of His glory, to be strengthen...
(9-12) From thanksgiving St. Paul passes, as always, to pray for them. The prayer is for their full and perfect knowledge of God’s will; but this is emphatically connected with practical “walking” in...
CHAPTER 1 THE PRAYER Colossians 1:9 (R.V.) WE have here to deal with one of Paul's prayers for his brethren. In some respects these are the very topmost pinnacles of his letters. Nowhere else does h...
ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει : “with all power,” ἐν being instrumental. κατὰ τὸ κράτος τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ. The equipment with power is proportioned not simply to the recipient's need, but to the Divine supply. God's...
PAUL'S UNCEASING PRAYER FOR THAT MORAL DISCERNMENT WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO PLEASE GOD IN ALL THEIR CONDUCT, THAT STRENGTH WHICH WILL GIVE THEM ENDURANCE IN FACE OF ALL PROVOCATION AND TRIAL, AND THA...
OUR WONDROUS PRIVILEGES IN CHRIST Colossians 1:9 Here is a paragraph which may fitly form part of our daily intercession for ourselves and others. We all need a quicker insight into God's will, and t...
This letter is correlative to the Ephesians, and shows the glory of the Head of the Church as at her disposal. After expressing his thankfulness for the faith, love, and hope of the saints, Paul tells...
Paul's Prayer for the Church at Colossae From the time Paul heard of the love of the truth which the Colossian brethren possessed, Paul prayed without undue interval, or without ceasing, that they sh...
(3) Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with (g) joyfulness; (3) The gift of continuance is not from us, but it proceeds from the power o...
(9) For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; (10...
The most cursory reader discerns at once that the epistle to the Colossians is the counterpart of that to the Ephesians. They are in nowise the same, but may be viewed each as a supplement to the othe...
_A THREEFOLD APPEAL_ ‘That ye might walk worthy or the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God.’ Colossians 1:10 St. Paul is speaking of th...
11._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 now he prays that they may have courage and constancy. In...
The Epistle to the Colossians looks at the Christian as risen with Christ, but not, as in that to the Ephesians, as sitting in heavenly places in Christ. A hope is laid up for him in heaven; he is to...
STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT,.... This is still a continuation of the apostle's prayer for these believers; for having prayed for an increase of spiritual knowledge, and that this might be put into pra...
Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Ver. 11. _And longsuffering with joyfulness_] The joy of the Lord is the strength of...
_For this cause_ The report of your faith and love; _we do not cease to pray for you_ We fail not to remember you in all our prayers. This was mentioned in general, Colossians 1:3, but now more partic...
PATIENCE; endurance under trials. That patient and joyful submission under trials which becomes the friends of Christ, it is difficult for them to exercise, and nothing will effectually secure it but...
THE SALUTATION (vs.1-2) Paul writes with apostolic authority and by the will of God, so that total subjection to what he writes is rightly called for on the part of believers. Yet he adds, "and Timot...
Paul's Prayer for them - 1:9-14 9FOR THIS REASON WE ALSO, SINCE THE DAY WE HEARD IT, DO NOT CEASE TO PRAY FOR YOU, AND TO ASK THAT YOU MAY BE FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL IN ALL WISDOM AND S...
STRENGTHENED WITH ALL POWER, ACCORDING TO THE MIGHT OF HIS GLORY, UNTO ALL PATIENCE AND LONGSUFFERING WITH JOY; 'STRENGTHENED WITH ALL POWER' -(Ephesians 6:10; 1 Peter 4:13; 1 Timothy 1:12). Note tha...
9-14 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 without good works. He who undertakes to give stren...
STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT, ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS POWER: whereunto that they might be enabled, it was needful to pray for a power from above, for the best Christians here below are but infirm as...
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‘Strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory (His glorious might) unto all patience and longsuffering with joy.' The third prayer was that they might experience the mighty strength...
PAUL'S PRAYER THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE UNDERSTANDING, AND STRENGTH (COLOSSIANS 1:9). Once Paul had learned of their response to Christ he and his fellow-workers had begun to pray for them constantly. Thei...
Colossians 1:11. STRENGTHENED WITH (lit., ‘in') ALL STRENGTH. The noun is usually rendered ‘power,' but to do so here destroys the verbal correspondence which is found in the Greek. ‘With all strength...
2. _The Apostles Prayer for their Progress in the Knowledge of Christ as Head of all Things_. The Apostle's thanksgiving is naturally followed by the mention of his petition for the Colossians. The im...
I. DOCTRINAL PART: CHRIST THE HEAD OF ALL THINGS. This division of the Epistle resembles the doctrinal part of Ephesians (chaps, 1-3.); but here the Person of Christ is more prominent; there Christ as...
STRENGTHENED (δυναμουμενο). Present passive participle of late verb δυναμοω (from δυναμις), to empower, "empowered with all power." In LXX and papyri and modern Greek. In N.T. only here and Hebrews...
Colossians 1:1. _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 Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from...
CONTENTS: Apostolic greeting and prayer. The superiority of Christ. His reconciling work. The mystery of His indwelling. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Timothy, Epaphras. CONCLUSION: He...
Colossians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ._ This is noticed in 1 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2. He generally opens his addresses to the churches much in the same form of benediction, for...
MAY YOU BE MADE STRONG. God offers to give us strength, so we can be strong, even when falsely accused (1 Corinthians 10:13)....
_To pray for you and desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge._ THE PRAYER I. The fountain or root of all Christian character. “That ye might be filled … understanding.” 1. The thing desir...
_For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you._ THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIVINE WILL The petition asks-- I. For a bestowment of a knowledge of the divine will as attai...
_Strengthened with all might according to His glorious power._ GOD’S ALL STRENGTH I. The strength. 1. The reference is not to intellectual strength, although no doubt as a highly intellectual man, t...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:11 BE STRENGTHENED WITH ALL POWER. God, not idols and demons, has “all power.” FOR ALL ENDURANCE AND PATIENCE WITH JOY. God gives this power to help believers continue...
COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:9 Prayer. Paul reports how he regularly prays for the Colossians. ⇐...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Colossians 1:9. DO NOT CEASE TO PRAY FOR YOU, AND TO DESIRE.—R.V. “pray and make request.” The general notion comes first, then the particulars; so in Mark 11:24. In t...
EXPOSITION COLOSSIANS 1:1 SECTION I. INTRODUCTION. The Epistle commences, in St. Paul's manner, with a _salutation _(Colossians 1:1, Colossians 1:
Shall we turn in our Bibles tonight to Colossians, chapter one. The city of Colosse, was in the area known as Pergia, a part of Asia Minor. A couple of other churches are greeted by Paul in this epist...
1 Thessalonians 3:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:4; 2 Corinthians 12:10; 2 Corinthians 12:9;...
Strengthened [δ υ ν α μ ο υ μ ε ν ο ι]. Only here in the New Testament, but found in Septuagint. The compound (ejndunamow to make strong) is frequent in Paul, Romans 4:20; Ephesians 6:10; Philippians...
VISIONS OF GOD'S PURPOSES IN CHRIST Colossians 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As an introduction to our study in the Pauline Epistle to the Colossians, we thought it would be worth the while to observe Pau...
Strengthened unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness — This is the highest point: not only to know, to do, to suffer, the whole will of God; but to suffer it to the end, not barely with pa...
In the former verses, prayer was offered up to God by St. Paul, to enable the Colossians to do his will, his whole will, acceptably; in this verse he pleads with God, to strengthen them with an almigh...