Colossians 1:12 “giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inh…”

Colossians 1:12

giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

World English Bible

giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light,

American Standard Version

giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

Geneva Bible 1599

Giuing thankes vnto the Father, which hath made vs meete to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saintes in light,

Darby Translation

giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for sharing the portion of the saints in light,

Young's Literal Translation

Giving thanks to the Father who did make us meet for the participation of the inheritance of the saints in the light,

Bible in Basic English

Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;

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Cross references

“Giving”

Ephesians 5:20 Colossians 3:15 Colossians 3:17 1 Chronicles 29:20 Psalm 79:13 Psalm 116:7

Ephesians 5:20 · BSB

always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 3:15 · BSB

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.

Colossians 3:17 · BSB

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

1 Chronicles 29:20 · BSB

Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.

Psalm 79:13 · BSB

Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; from generation to generation we will declare Your praise.

Psalm 116:7 · BSB

Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

“the Father”

Colossians 2:2 John 14:6 1 Corinthians 8:6 John 4:23 John 20:17 Ephesians 4:6

Colossians 2:2 · BSB

that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,

John 14:6 · BSB

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

1 Corinthians 8:6 · BSB

yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.

John 4:23 · BSB

But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.

John 20:17 · BSB

“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

Ephesians 4:6 · BSB

one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

“made”

2 Corinthians 5:5 Proverbs 16:1 1 Kings 6:7 Romans 9:23 Titus 2:14 Revelation 22:14

2 Corinthians 5:5 · BSB

And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.

Proverbs 16:1 · BSB

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.

1 Kings 6:7 · BSB

The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.

Romans 9:23 · BSB

What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—

Titus 2:14 · BSB

He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.

Revelation 22:14 · BSB

Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.

“partakers”

Ephesians 3:6 Hebrews 3:14 1 John 3:1–3 Romans 11:17 Romans 15:27 1 Corinthians 9:23

Ephesians 3:6 · BSB

This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 3:14 · BSB

We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.

1 John 3:1–3 · BSB

Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

Romans 11:17 · BSB

Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,

Romans 15:27 · BSB

They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.

1 Corinthians 9:23 · BSB

I do all this for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.

“inheritance”

Acts 20:32 Ephesians 1:11 Ephesians 1:18 Acts 26:18 Romans 8:17 1 Peter 1:2–5

Acts 20:32 · BSB

And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

Ephesians 1:11 · BSB

In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,

Ephesians 1:18 · BSB

I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,

Acts 26:18 · BSB

to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

Romans 8:17 · BSB

And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

1 Peter 1:2–5 · BSB

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

“in”

Proverbs 4:18 Psalm 36:9 Psalm 97:11 Hebrews 12:23 Revelation 21:23 Revelation 22:5

Proverbs 4:18 · BSB

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

Psalm 36:9 · BSB

For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

Psalm 97:11 · BSB

Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

Hebrews 12:23 · BSB

in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

Revelation 21:23 · BSB

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Revelation 22:5 · BSB

There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully

13He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

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