Colossians 1:10

New Century Version

so that you will live the kind of life that honors and pleases the Lord in every way. You will produce fruit in every good work and grow in the knowledge of God.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:7

When people live so that they please the Lord, even their enemies will make peace with them.

Isaiah 53:11

“After his soul suffers many things, he will see life and be satisfied. My good servant will make many people right with God; he will carry away their sins.

Daniel 12:4

“But you, Daniel, close up the book and seal it. These things will happen at the time of the end. Many people will go here and there to find true knowledge.”

Micah 4:5

All other nations may follow their own gods, but we will follow the Lord our God forever and ever.

Habakkuk 2:14

Then, just as water covers the sea, people everywhere will know the Lord’s glory.

John 15:16

You did not choose me; I chose you. And I gave you this work: to go and produce fruit, fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you anything you ask for in my name.

John 15:8

You should produce much fruit and show that you are my followers, which brings glory to my Father.

John 17:3

And this is eternal life: that people know you, the only true God, and that they know Jesus Christ, the One you sent.

Romans 1:13

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that I planned many times to come to you, but this has not been possible. I wanted to come so that I could help you grow spiritually as I have helped the other non-Jewish people.

Romans 4:12

And Abraham is also the father of those who have been circumcised and who live following the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

Romans 6:4

When we were baptized, we were buried with Christ and shared his death. So, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the wonderful power of the Father, we also can live a new life.

2 Corinthians 2:14

But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s victory parade. God uses us to spread his knowledge everywhere like a sweet-smelling perfume.

2 Corinthians 4:6

God once said, “Let the light shine out of the darkness!” This is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts by letting us know the glory of God that is in the face of Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Our only goal is to please God whether we live here or there,

2 Corinthians 9:8

And God can give you more blessings than you need. Then you will always have plenty of everything—enough to give to every good work.

Ephesians 1:17

asking the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you will know him better.

Ephesians 2:10

God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us to do good works, which God planned in advance for us to live our lives doing.

Ephesians 4:1

I am in prison because I belong to the Lord. Therefore I urge you who have been chosen by God to live up to the life to which God called you.

Ephesians 4:13

This work must continue until we are all joined together in the same faith and in the same knowledge of the Son of God. We must become like a mature person, growing until we become like Christ and have his perfection.

Ephesians 5:10

Try to learn what pleases the Lord.

Ephesians 5:15

So be very careful how you live. Do not live like those who are not wise, but live wisely.

Ephesians 5:2

Live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.

Philippians 1:11

that you will be filled with the good things produced in your life by Christ to bring glory and praise to God.

Philippians 1:27

Only one thing concerns me: Be sure that you live in a way that brings honor to the Good News of Christ. Then whether I come and visit you or am away from you, I will hear that you are standing strong with one purpose, that you work together as one for the faith of the Good News,

Philippians 4:18

And now I have everything, and more. I have all I need, because Epaphroditus brought your gift to me. It is like a sweet-smelling sacrifice offered to God, who accepts that sacrifice and is pleased with it.

Colossians 2:19

They do not hold tightly to Christ, the head. It is from him that all the parts of the body are cared for and held together. So it grows in the way God wants it to grow.

Colossians 2:6

As you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so continue to live in him.

Colossians 3:20

Children, obey your parents in all things, because this pleases the Lord.

Colossians 4:5

Be wise in the way you act with people who are not believers, making the most of every opportunity.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

We encouraged you, we urged you, and we insisted that you live good lives for God, who calls you to his glorious kingdom.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Brothers and sisters, we taught you how to live in a way that will please God, and you are living that way. Now we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live that way even more.

2 Timothy 2:4

A soldier wants to please the enlisting officer, so no one serving in the army wastes time with everyday matters.

Titus 3:1

Remind the believers to yield to the authority of rulers and government leaders, to obey them, to be ready to do good,

Titus 3:14

Our people must learn to use their lives for doing good deeds to provide what is necessary so that their lives will not be useless.

Hebrews 11:5

It was by faith that Enoch was taken to heaven so he would not die. He could not be found, because God had taken him away. Before he was taken, the Scripture says that he was a man who truly pleased God.

Hebrews 13:16

Do not forget to do good to others, and share with them, because such sacrifices please God.

2 Peter 1:8

If all these things are in you and are growing, they will help you to be useful and productive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory be to him now and forever! Amen.

1 John 3:22

And God gives us what we ask for because we obey God’s commands and do what pleases him.

1 John 5:20

We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we can know the True One. And our lives are in the True One and in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and the eternal life.

3 John 1:6

They told the church about your love. Please help them to continue their trip in a way worthy of God.