Colossians 2:5

Though absent in body, Paul is with them in spirit and rejoices at their orderly, steadfast faith. He delights in their stability in Christ.

Cross-references · 17

• 1 Cor 5:3–4Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.
• 1 Th 2:17Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.
• 1 Cor 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
• 2 Pet 3:17–18Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
• 1 Pet 5:9Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
• 1 Cor 14:40But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.
• Heb 3:14We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
• Ps 78:37Their hearts were disloyal to Him, and they were unfaithful to His covenant.
• 1 Cor 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• 1 Th 3:8For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.
• Heb 6:19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
• Ps 78:8Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
• 2 Chr 29:35Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of the LORD was established.
• Acts 2:42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
• Col 2:1For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,
• Ruth 1:18When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.
• 1 Cor 11:34If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.

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