Colossians 1:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹² giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified and made us fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints (God's holy people) in the Light.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

Common English Bible

¹² and by giving thanks with joy to the Father. He made it so you could take part in the inheritance, in light granted to God’s holy people.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² giving thanks to God the Father, who has made us worthy to have a share in the portion of the saints, in the light.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² Giving thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light:

Colossians 1:12 Cross References

1 Kings 6:7

The house was built with stone finished at the quarry so that neither hammer nor ax nor any tool of iron was heard in the temple while it was being built.

1 Chronicles 29:20

Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and bowed their heads and prostrated themselves before the Lord and the king.

Psalm 116:7

Return, O my soul, to your rest, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

Psalm 36:9

For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

Psalm 79:13

Then we your people, the flock of your pasture, will give thanks to you forever; from generation to generation we will recount your praise.

Psalm 97:11

Light dawns for the righteous and joy for the upright in heart.

Proverbs 16:1

The plans of the mind belong to mortals, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

Proverbs 4:18

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

Daniel 2:23

To you, O God of my ancestors, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and power and have now revealed to me what we asked of you, for you have revealed to us what the king ordered.”

Matthew 25:34

Then the king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,

John 14:6

Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

John 20:17

Jesus said to her, “Do not touch me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”

John 4:23

But the hour is coming and is now here when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him.

Acts 20:32

And now I commend you to God and to the message of his grace, a message that is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all who are sanctified.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

Romans 11:17

But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted among the others to share the rich root of the olive tree,

Romans 15:27

They were pleased to do this, and indeed they owe it to them, for if the gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material things.

Romans 8:17

and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if we in fact suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.

Romans 9:23

and what if he has done so in order to make known the riches of his glory for the objects of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory—

1 Corinthians 8:6

yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.

1 Corinthians 9:23

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, so that I might become a partner in it.

2 Corinthians 11:14

And no wonder! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

2 Corinthians 5:5

The one who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a down payment.

Ephesians 1:11

In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will,

Ephesians 1:18

so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may perceive what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints,

Ephesians 2:18

for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father.

Ephesians 3:6

that is, the gentiles have become fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Ephesians 4:6

one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.

Ephesians 5:11

Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness; rather, expose them.

Ephesians 5:20

giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Ephesians 5:4

Entirely out of place is obscene, silly, and vulgar talk; but instead, let there be thanksgiving.

Ephesians 5:8

for once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Walk as children of light,

Colossians 2:2

I want their hearts to be encouraged and united in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ,

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Titus 2:14

He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.

Hebrews 12:23

and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

Hebrews 3:1

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become partners of Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end.

James 3:9

With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people, made in the likeness of God.

1 Peter 5:1

Now as an elder myself and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory to be revealed, I exhort the elders among you

1 John 1:3

what we have seen and heard we also declare to you so that you also may have fellowship with us, and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Revelation 22:14

Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates.

Revelation 22:5

And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.