Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying about you,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Holman Bible
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
International Standard Version
We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, praying always for you,
American Standard Version
We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Amplified
We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, as we pray always for you,
An Understandable Version
Whenever we pray for you, we always thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Anderson New Testament
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Bible in Basic English
We give praise to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, making prayer for you at all times,
Common New Testament
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
Daniel Mace New Testament
In our prayers we continually give thanks to the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ upon your account,
Darby Translation
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ continually when praying for you,
Godbey New Testament
We give thanks to God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,
Goodspeed New Testament
We never pray for you without thanking God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
John Wesley New Testament
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, (praying always for you,
Julia Smith Translation
We return thanks to God. and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
King James 2000
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Lexham Expanded Bible
We give thanks always to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ [when we] pray for you,
Modern King James verseion
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
We give thanks to God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you in our prayers,
Moffatt New Testament
We always thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ when we pray for you,
Montgomery New Testament
Whenever I pray for you I am continually thanking God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
NET Bible
We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
New Heart English Bible
We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Noyes New Testament
We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Sawyer New Testament
We thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
The Emphasized Bible
We are giving thanks unto God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always, for you, offering prayer, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Whenever we pray, we never fail to thank God, the Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, about you,
Webster
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Weymouth New Testament
We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, constantly praying for you as we do,
Williams New Testament
Every time we pray for you we thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
World English Bible
We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Worrell New Testament
We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Worsley New Testament
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always in our prayers for you:
Youngs Literal Translation
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,
Themes
Church » For other leaders » For the church
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » For the church
Thankfulness » Should be offered » For the grace bestowed on others
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » For the grace bestowed on others
Interlinear
References
Easton
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 1:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Thanksgiving For The Colossian Believers
2 to the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying about you, 4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love toward all the sanctified,
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 1:8-9
Truly, I first express thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world.
1 Corinthians 1:4
I thank my God always about you, for the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus,
Ephesians 1:15
Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love for all the sanctified,
Colossians 1:9
Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
1 Thessalonians 1:2
We thank God always about all of you, making recollection of you in our prayers,
2 Timothy 1:3
I have gratitude to God whom I serve from the forefathers in a pure conscience, as I have unceasing remembrance about thee in my supplications, night and day
Ephesians 3:14-19
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Philippians 1:3-5
I thank my God upon every memory of you,
Philippians 1:9-11
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment
Philippians 4:6
Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thankfulness make your requests known to God.
Colossians 1:13
Who rescued us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,
1 Thessalonians 3:10-13
praying night and day above extraordinary in order to see your face and to mend the deficiencies of your faith?
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father who loved us and gave eternal encouragement and good hope through grace,