I know that, when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of the Good News of Christ.
Parallel translations
- KJV And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
- BSB I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
- NKJV But I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
- NASB I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
- NLT And I am sure that when I come, Christ will richly bless our time together.
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- Rom 1:10–12requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
- Eph 4:13until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
- Ps 16:11You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
- Eph 3:19and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
- Eph 3:8To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
- Ezek 34:26I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.
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