Colossians 2:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I want you to know that I am trying very hard to help you. And I am trying to help those in Laodicea and others who have never seen me.

Cross References

Colossians 1:29

To do this, I work and struggle using the great strength that Christ gives me. That strength is working in my life.

Philippians 1:30

You saw the difficulties I had to face, and you hear that I am still having troubles. Now you must face them too.

Revelation 1:11

It said, “Write down in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Colossians 1:24

I am happy in my sufferings for you. There is much that Christ must still suffer. And I gladly accept my part of those sufferings in my body for the good of his body, the church.

1 Peter 1:8

You have not seen Christ, but still you love him. You can’t see him now, but you believe in him. You are filled with a wonderful and heavenly joy that cannot be explained.

Colossians 2:5

Even though I am far away, my thoughts are always with you. I am happy to see your good lives and your strong faith in Christ.

Galatians 4:19

My little children, I am in pain again over you, like a mother giving birth. I will feel this pain until people can look at you and see Christ.

Acts 20:25

“And now listen to me. I know that none of you will ever see me again. All the time I was with you, I told you the Good News about God’s kingdom.

Luke 22:44

Jesus was full of pain; he struggled hard in prayer. Sweat dripped from his face like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Hebrews 5:7

While Jesus lived on earth he prayed to God, asking for help from the one who could save him from death. He prayed to God with loud cries and tears. And his prayers were answered because of his great respect for God.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

Before we came to you, people in Philippi abused us with insults and made us suffer. You know all about that. And then, when we came to you, many people there caused trouble for us. But our God gave us the courage we needed to tell you his Good News.

Genesis 30:8

Rachel said, “I have fought hard to compete with my sister, and I have won.” So she named that son Naphtali.