KJV King James Version
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Colossians 1:2
To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
WEB World English Bible
to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
ASV American Standard Version
to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ that are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
to the saints in Colossae, and to the faithful brethren in Christ: Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!
Surrounding context — Colossians 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus [our] brother,
2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love [which ye have] to all the saints,
5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
Topics connected to this verse
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongΚολοσσαῖςG2857 · KolossaiColossaeἁγίοιςG40 · hagiosholyκαὶG2532 · kaiandπιστοῖςG4103 · pistosfaithfulἀδελφοῖςG80 · adelphosbrotherἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongΧριστῷ·G5547 · ChristosChristχάριςG5485 · charisgraceὑμῖνG4771 · suyouκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἰρήνηG1515 · eirēnēpeaceἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromθεοῦG2316 · theosGodπατρὸςG3962 · patērfatherἡμῶνG3165 · meme
Cross-references
2 Peter 1:2Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,Ephesians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:1 Corinthians 1:2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:Romans 1:7To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.Revelation 1:4John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;Galatians 1:3Grace [be] to you and peace from God the Father, and [from] our Lord Jesus Christ,Psalm 16:3[But] to the saints that [are] in the earth, and [to] the excellent, in whom [is] all my delight.1 Peter 1:2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.Galatians 3:9So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.Ephesians 6:21But that ye also may know my affairs, [and] how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:1 Corinthians 4:17For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.Jude 1:2Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
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