Colossians 2:1

New Century Version

I want you to know how hard I work for you, those in Laodicea, and others who have never seen me.

Cross References

Genesis 30:8

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

Luke 22:44

Being full of pain, Jesus prayed even harder. His sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Acts 20:25

“And now, I know that none of you among whom I was preaching the kingdom of God will ever see me again.

Galatians 4:19

My little children, again I feel the pain of childbirth for you until you truly become like Christ.

Philippians 1:30

When I was with you, you saw the struggles I had, and you hear about the struggles I am having now. You yourselves are having the same kind of struggles.

Colossians 1:24

I am happy in my sufferings for you. There are things that Christ must still suffer through his body, the church. I am accepting, in my body, my part of these things that must be suffered.

Colossians 1:29

To do this, I work and struggle, using Christ’s great strength that works so powerfully in me.

Colossians 2:5

Though I am absent from you in my body, my heart is with you, and I am happy to see your good lives and your strong faith in Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

Before we came to you, we suffered in Philippi. People there insulted us, as you know, and many people were against us. But our God helped us to be brave and to tell you his Good News.

Hebrews 5:7

While Jesus lived on earth, he prayed to God and asked God for help. He prayed with loud cries and tears to the One who could save him from death, and his prayer was heard because he trusted God.

1 Peter 1:8

You have not seen Christ, but still you love him. You cannot see him now, but you believe in him. So you are filled with a joy that cannot be explained, a joy full of glory.

Revelation 1:11

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