Colossians 1:6

New American Bible - revised edition

that has come to you. Just as in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing, so also among you, from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth,

Cross References

Psalm 110:3

Yours is princely power from the day of your birth. In holy splendor before the daystar, like dew I begot you.

Psalm 98:3

He has remembered his mercy and faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.

Matthew 24:14

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the world as a witness to all nations, and then the end will come. The Great Tribulation.

Matthew 28:19

Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit,

Mark 16:15

He said to them, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.

Mark 4:8

And some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit. It came up and grew and yielded thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold.”

John 15:16

It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.

John 17:19

And I consecrate myself for them, so that they also may be consecrated in truth.

John 4:23

But the hour is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and truth; and indeed the Father seeks such people to worship him.

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they stopped objecting and glorified God, saying, “God has then granted life-giving repentance to the Gentiles too.” The Church at Antioch.

Acts 12:24

But the word of God continued to spread and grow. Mission of Barnabas and Saul.

Acts 16:14

One of them, a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, from the city of Thyatira, a worshiper of God, listened, and the Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what Paul was saying.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may obtain forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been consecrated by faith in me.’

Romans 1:13

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, though I was prevented until now, that I might harvest some fruit among you, too, as among the rest of the Gentiles.

Romans 15:19

by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit [of God], so that from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum I have finished preaching the gospel of Christ.

Romans 15:28

So when I have completed this and safely handed over this contribution to them, I shall set out by way of you to Spain;

Romans 16:26

but now manifested through the prophetic writings and, according to the command of the eternal God, made known to all nations to bring about the obedience of faith,

2 Corinthians 10:14

For we are not overreaching ourselves, as though we did not reach you; we indeed first came to you with the gospel of Christ.

2 Corinthians 6:1

Working together, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

Ephesians 3:2

if, as I suppose, you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for your benefit,

Ephesians 4:21

assuming that you have heard of him and were taught in him, as truth is in Jesus,

Ephesians 4:23

and be renewed in the spirit of your minds,

Ephesians 5:9

for light produces every kind of goodness and righteousness and truth.

Philippians 1:11

filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 4:17

It is not that I am eager for the gift; rather, I am eager for the profit that accrues to your account.

Colossians 1:10

to live in a manner worthy of the Lord, so as to be fully pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit and growing in the knowledge of God,

Colossians 1:23

provided that you persevere in the faith, firmly grounded, stable, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, am a minister. Christ in Us.

1 Thessalonians 1:5

For our gospel did not come to you in word alone, but also in power and in the holy Spirit and [with] much conviction. You know what sort of people we were [among] you for your sake.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

And for this reason we too give thanks to God unceasingly, that, in receiving the word of God from hearing us, you received not a human word but, as it truly is, the word of God, which is now at work in you who believe.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we ought to give thanks to God for you always, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in truth.

1 Peter 5:12

I write you this briefly through Silvanus, whom I consider a faithful brother, exhorting you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Remain firm in it.