Colossians 1:23

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

provided that you continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, became a minister of this gospel.

Cross References

Psalm 125:5

But those who turn aside to their own crooked ways, the Lord will lead away with evildoers. Peace be upon Israel!

Lamentations 3:66

Pursue them in anger and destroy them from under the Lord’s heavens.

Ezekiel 18:26

When the righteous turn away from their righteousness and commit iniquity, they shall die for it; for the iniquity that they have committed, they shall die.

Zephaniah 1:6

those who have turned back from following the Lord, who have not sought the Lord or inquired of him.

Mark 16:15

And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.

Luke 22:32

but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail, and you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

Luke 6:48

That one is like a man building a house who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built.

John 15:6

Whoever does not abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.

Acts 1:17

for he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.”

Acts 1:25

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

Acts 1:8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 11:23

When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast devotion,

Acts 14:22

There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”

Acts 2:5

Now there were devout Jews from every people under heaven living in Jerusalem.

Acts 20:24

But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.

Acts 26:16

But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you to serve and testify to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you.

Acts 4:12

“There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved.”

Romans 10:18

But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have: “Their voice has gone out to all the earth and their words to the ends of the world.”

Romans 15:16

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 2:7

to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life,

Romans 5:5

and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

1 Corinthians 3:5

What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each.

2 Corinthians 10:1

I myself, Paul, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you but bold toward you when I am away!—

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they ministers of Christ? I am talking like a madman—I am a better one: with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless floggings, and often near death.

2 Corinthians 3:6

who has made us qualified to be ministers of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.

2 Corinthians 6:1

As we work together with him, we entreat you also not to accept the grace of God in vain.

Galatians 4:11

I am afraid that my work for you may have been wasted.

Galatians 5:5

For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.

Galatians 5:7

You were running well; who prevented you from obeying the truth?

Galatians 6:9

So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.

Ephesians 1:18

so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may perceive what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints,

Ephesians 2:21

in him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord,

Ephesians 3:17

and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love.

Ephesians 4:16

from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love.

Deuteronomy 2:25

This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon the peoples everywhere under heaven; when they hear report of you, they will tremble and be in anguish because of you.’

Deuteronomy 4:19

And when you look up to the heavens and see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, do not be led astray and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples everywhere under heaven.

Colossians 1:25

I became its minister according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,

Colossians 2:7

rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

so that no one would be shaken by these persecutions. Indeed, you yourselves know that this is what we are destined for.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith; I was afraid that somehow the tempter had tempted you and that our labor had been in vain.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober and put on the breastplate of faith and love and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,

1 Timothy 1:12

I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he considered me faithful and appointed me to his service,

1 Timothy 2:7

For this I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth; I am not lying), a teacher of the gentiles in faith and truth.

1 Timothy 3:16

Without any doubt, the mystery of godliness is great: He was revealed in flesh, vindicated in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory.

Titus 3:7

so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Hebrews 10:38

but my righteous one will live by faith. My soul takes no pleasure in anyone who shrinks back.”

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become partners of Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end.

Hebrews 3:6

Christ, however, was faithful over God’s house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm the boldness and the pride inspired by hope.

Hebrews 4:14

Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

Hebrews 6:19

We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain,

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead

1 Peter 1:5

who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 John 2:27

As for you, the anointing that you received from him abides in you, so you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, abide in him.

Revelation 2:10

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Beware, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have affliction. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.