Colossians 3:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Everything you say and everything you do should be done for Jesus your Lord. And in all you do, give thanks to God the Father through Jesus.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 10:31

So if you eat, or if you drink, or if you do anything, do it for the glory of God.

Colossians 3:23

In all the work you are given, do the best you can. Work as though you are working for the Lord, not any earthly master.

Proverbs 3:6

With every step you take, think about what he wants, and he will help you go the right way.

Ephesians 5:20

Always give thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 4:11

If your gift is speaking, your words should be like words from God. If your gift is serving, you should serve with the strength that God gives. Then it is God who will be praised in everything through Jesus Christ. Power and glory belong to him forever and ever. Amen.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Whatever happens, always be thankful. This is how God wants you to live in Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 2:5

You also are like living stones, and God is using you to build a spiritual house. You are to serve God in this house as holy priests, offering him spiritual sacrifices that he will accept because of Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 13:15

So through Jesus we should never stop offering our sacrifice to God. That sacrifice is our praise, coming from lips that speak his name.

1 John 3:18

My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No, our love must be real. We must show our love by the things we do.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are his chosen people, the King’s priests. You are a holy nation, people who belong to God. He chose you to tell about the wonderful things he has done. He brought you out of the darkness of sin into his wonderful light.

Micah 4:5

All the people from other nations follow their own gods, but we will follow the Lord our God forever and ever!

Philippians 2:11

They will all confess, “Jesus Christ is Lord,” and this will bring glory to God the Father.

Acts 4:30

Help us to be brave by showing us your power. Make sick people well. Cause miraculous signs and wonders to happen by the authority of Jesus, your holy servant.”

Philippians 1:11

that your life will be full of the many good works that are produced by Jesus Christ to bring glory and praise to God.

Acts 19:17

All the people in Ephesus, Jews and Greeks, learned about this. They were all filled with fear and gave great honor to the Lord Jesus.

Colossians 1:12

and give thanks to the Father. He has made you able to have what he has promised to give all his holy people, who live in the light.

Ephesians 1:17

I always pray to the great and glorious Father, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that he will give you the Spirit, who will let you know truths about God and help you understand them, so that you will know him better.

Colossians 2:7

You must depend on Christ only, drawing life and strength from him. Just as you were taught the truth, continue to grow stronger in your understanding of it. And never stop giving thanks to God.

Matthew 28:19

So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

1 John 2:23

Whoever does not believe in the Son does not have the Father, but whoever accepts the Son has the Father too.

Romans 1:8

First I want to say that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you. I thank him because people everywhere in the world are talking about your great faith.

Hebrews 1:5

God never said this to any of the angels: “You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.” Psalm 2:7 God also never said about an angel, “I will be his Father, and he will be my son.” 2 Samuel 7:14

1 Thessalonians 1:1

Greetings from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. To the church of those in Thessalonica, who are in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be yours.

1 Kings 18:32

Elijah used these stones to repair the altar to honor the Lord. He dug a small ditch around the altar. It was wide enough and deep enough to hold about 4 gallons of water.

Colossians 3:15

Let the peace that Christ gives control your thinking. It is for peace that you were chosen to be together in one body. And always be thankful.