Colossians 4:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Your own Epaphras, who serves Christ Jesus, sends his greetings. He always prays hard that you may fully know what the Lord wants you to do and that you may do it completely.

Cross References

Matthew 5:48

But you must always act like your Father in heaven.

Luke 1:1

Many people have tried to tell the story of what God has done among us.

Luke 22:44

Jesus was in great pain and prayed so sincerely that his sweat fell to the ground like drops of blood.

John 12:26

If you serve me, you must go with me. My servants will be with me wherever I am. If you serve me, my Father will honour you.

Romans 15:14

My friends, I am sure that you are very good and that you have all the knowledge you need to teach each other.

Romans 15:30

My friends, by the power of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the love that comes from the Holy Spirit, I beg you to pray sincerely with me and for me.

1 Corinthians 14:20

My friends, stop thinking like children. Think like mature people and be as innocent as tiny babies.

1 Corinthians 2:6

We do use wisdom when speaking to people who are mature in their faith. But it isn't the wisdom of this world or of its rulers, who will soon disappear.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Goodbye, my friends. Do better and pay attention to what I have said. Try to get along and live peacefully with each other. Now I pray that God, who gives love and peace, will be with you.

Galatians 1:10

I am not trying to please people. I want to please God. Do you think I am trying to please people? If I were doing that, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Galatians 4:19

My children, I am in terrible pain until Christ may be seen living in you.

Colossians 1:22

But his Son became a human and died. So God made peace with you, and now he lets you stand in his presence as people who are holy and faultless and innocent.

Colossians 1:28

We announce the message about Christ, and we use all our wisdom to warn and teach everyone, so that all Christ's followers will grow and become mature.

Colossians 1:29

That's why I work so hard and use the mighty power he gives me.

Colossians 1:7

from our good friend Epaphras. He works together with us for Christ and is a faithful worker for you.

Colossians 1:9

We have not stopped praying for you since the first day we heard about you. In fact, we always pray that God will show you everything he wants you to do and that you may have all the wisdom and understanding that his Spirit gives.

Colossians 4:9

Onesimus, that dear and faithful follower from your own group, is coming with him. The two of them will tell you everything that has happened here.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

I pray that God, who gives peace, will make you completely holy. And may your spirit, soul, and body be kept healthy and faultless until our Lord Jesus Christ returns.

Philemon 1:23

Epaphras is also here in jail for being a follower of Christ Jesus. He sends his greetings,

Hebrews 5:14

Solid food is for mature people who have been trained to know right from wrong.

Hebrews 5:7

God had the power to save Jesus from death. And while Jesus was on earth, he begged God with loud crying and tears to save him. He truly worshipped God, and God listened to his prayers.

James 1:1

From James, a servant of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ. Greetings to the twelve tribes scattered all over the world.

James 1:4

But you must learn to endure everything, so that you will be completely mature and not lacking in anything.

James 5:16

If you have sinned, you should tell each other what you have done. Then you can pray for one another and be healed. The prayer of an innocent person is powerful, and it can help a lot.

2 Peter 1:1

From Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ. To everyone who shares with us in the privilege of believing that our God and Saviour Jesus Christ will do what is just and fair.

Jude 1:24

Offer praise to God our Saviour because of our Lord Jesus Christ! Only God can keep you from falling and make you pure and joyful in his glorious presence. Before time began and now and for evermore, God is worthy of glory, honour, power, and authority. Amen.