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Colossians 1:2 KJV
Colossians · chapter 1 · verse 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.Colossians 1:2 · King James Version
Colossians 1:2 in context
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
2To 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.
3We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
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Key words (Strong's)
- faithfulpistostrusty, faithful, of persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business…G4103 →
- brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- ColossekolossaiColosse = "monstrosities", anciently a large and flourishing city, but in Strabo's time a…G2857 →
- saintshagiosmost holy thing, a saintG40 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- Fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
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I. The inscription of this epistle is much the same with the rest; only it is observable that, 1. He calls himself an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God. An apostle is a prime-minister in the kingdom of Christ, immediately called by Christ, and extraordinarily qualified;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-2