To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
Parallel translations
- WEB to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- NASB To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
- NLT We are writing to God’s holy people in the city of Colosse, who are faithful brothers and sisters in Christ. May God our Father give you grace and peace.
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Quick answer
Paul greets the believers at Colossae as saints and faithful brothers, wishing them grace and peace from God. This is his customary blessing rooted in the gospel.
Overview
The recipients are 'saints' (set-apart ones) and 'faithful brothers in Christ,' describing their standing before God. 'Grace to you and peace' combines the Greek and Hebrew greetings, summing up the gospel's gifts. Both flow 'from God our Father,' the source of every spiritual blessing in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- 2 Pet 1:2Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
- Eph 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
- Rom 1:7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Cor 1:2To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
- Rev 1:4John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,
- Gal 1:3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
- Ps 16:3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
- Gal 3:9So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
- Eph 6:21Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.
- 1 Pet 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
- 1 Cor 4:17That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.
- Jude 1:2Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
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