Colossians 1:23 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

²³ if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, without shifting away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been preached in all creation under heaven, and of this gospel I, Paul, have become a servant.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ if ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ [And this He will do] provided that you continue to stay with and in the faith [in Christ], well-grounded and settled and steadfast, not shifting or moving away from the hope [which rests on and is inspired by] the glad tidings (the Gospel), which you heard and which has been preached [as being designed for and offered without restrictions] to every person under heaven, and of which [Gospel] I, Paul, became a minister.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.

Common English Bible

²³ But you need to remain well established and rooted in faith and not shift away from the hope given in the good news that you heard. This message has been preached throughout all creation under heaven. And I, Paul, became a servant of this good news.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ So then, continue in the faith: well-founded and steadfast and immovable, by the hope of the Gospel that you have heard, which has been preached throughout all creation under heaven, the Gospel of which I, Paul, have become a minister.

Colossians 1:23 Cross References

Mark 16:15

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

Luke 22:32

But I have prayed for yoʋ that yoʋr faith may not fail. Once yoʋ have turned back, strengthen yoʋr brothers.”

Luke 6:48

He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.

John 15:6

If anyone does not abide in me, he is thrown out like a branch and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.

Acts 1:17

For he was numbered with us and received his share in this ministry.”

Acts 1:25

to receive the share of this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned away to go to his own place.”

Acts 1:8

but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 11:23

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and began exhorting all the believers to remain true to the Lord with resolute hearts.

Acts 14:22

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and telling them that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.

Acts 2:5

Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven dwelling in Jerusalem.

Acts 20:24

But I take no account of these things, nor do I regard my life as precious to myself, if only I may complete my course with joy and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Acts 26:16

But rise and stand on yoʋr feet, for I have appeared to yoʋ for this purpose, to appoint yoʋ as a servant and witness to the things yoʋ have seen and to the things in which I will appear to yoʋ.

Acts 4:12

There is salvation in no other, for there is no other name given among men by which we must be saved.”

Romans 10:18

But I ask, have they not heard? On the contrary, “The message has gone out into all the earth, and the words to the ends of the world.”

Romans 15:16

to be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 2:7

To those who by patient endurance in good works seek glory, honor, and immortality, he will give eternal life;

Romans 5:5

and hope does not put to shame, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So then, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

1 Corinthians 3:5

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each?

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I, Paul, myself appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when with you face to face, but bold toward you when absent!

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking like I am out of my mind!) I am even more so, with far more labors, with beatings beyond measure, with far more imprisonments, and often facing death.

2 Corinthians 3:6

He has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, since we have this ministry through God's mercy, we do not lose heart.

2 Corinthians 6:1

As God's fellow workers, we urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

Galatians 4:11

I am afraid for you, lest somehow I have labored for you in vain.

Galatians 5:5

For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly await the hope of righteousness.

Galatians 5:7

You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?

Galatians 6:9

So let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Ephesians 2:21

In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.

Ephesians 3:17

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith,

Ephesians 4:16

From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting joint, grows and builds itself up in love as each individual part does its work.

Colossians 1:25

I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,

Colossians 2:7

being rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we have been appointed to afflictions such as these.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent Timothy to find out about your faith, lest somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor had been in vain.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But since we are of the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by his grace,

1 Timothy 1:12

I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, because he considered me to be faithful and appointed me to serve him,

1 Timothy 2:7

For this testimony I was appointed to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. (I am speaking the truth in Christ; I am not lying.)

1 Timothy 3:16

Beyond all question, great is the mystery of godliness: God was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among nations, believed on in the world, and taken up in glory.

Titus 3:7

so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Hebrews 10:38

But the righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, my soul takes no pleasure in him.”

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become sharers in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.

Hebrews 3:6

But Christ is faithful over God's house as a Son. And we are his house if indeed we hold our confidence firm to the end along with the hope in which we boast.

Hebrews 4:14

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

Hebrews 6:19

We have this hope as a sure and steadfast anchor for the soul. It enters into the inner sanctuary behind the veil,

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:5

who by the power of God are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 John 2:27

But the anointing you received from him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you. But the same anointing teaches you about all things; it is true, not a lie. So, just as it has taught you, you must abide in him.

Revelation 2:10

Do not be afraid of what yoʋ are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give yoʋ the crown of life.