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Verse 11. _STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT_] That they might be able to
walk worthy of the Lord, bring forth fruit, c. Ephesians 3:13,
Ephesians 3:13, c.
_ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS POWER_] According to...
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STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT - This was also an object of Paul’s
earnest prayer. He desired that they might be strengthened for the
performance of duty; to meet temptations; and to bear up under the
va...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. THE PERSON OF CHRIST,
His GLORY AND His WORK
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The introduction (Colossians 1:1)_
2. The prayer (Colossians 1:9)
3. The person and glory of Christ, Head o...
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A PARAGRAPH OF PRAYER. Paul reciprocates their prayers for him. He
constantly offers petition on their behalf since first he heard of
them. He desires for them (_a)_ fulness of knowledge to discern th...
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CHRISTIAN GREETINGS (Colossians 1:1)
_ 1:1 This is a letter from Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the
will of God, and from Timothy, the brother, to the dedicated people of
God and faithful brothe...
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That, in fact, is why, from the day we heard about it, we do not cease
to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with an ever-growing
knowledge of his will, in all spiritual wisdom and understand...
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STRENGTHENED. Greek. _dunamoo._ Only here. Compare App-172.
WITH. App-104.
MIGHT. App-172.
ACCORDING TO. App-104.,
HIS GLORIOUS POWER, Literally the might (App-172.) of His glory. See
Ephesians 1:...
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_strengthened_ "_made powerful;_" R.V. marg. The same verb occurs in
the LXX. of Psalms 67:(Heb. and Eng. 68.) 28, and some other O.T.
passages, and in Hebrews 11:34. A compound of it occurs Acts 9:12...
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9–14. _Prayer for the Colossians, with reason for gratitude on their
part to God, viz. their emancipation in Christ_. This forms a
transition to a fuller account of the relation of the Son to the
Fath...
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ἘΝ ΠΆΣΗΙ ΔΥΝΆΜΕΙ ΔΥΝΑΜΟΎΜΕΝΟΙ, “being
strengthened in all (needed) strength.” It is very uncertain whether
δυνάμει refers to (1) Divine power given or (2) power in the
act of being exercised by man. I...
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ΔΎΝΑΜΙΣ (G1411) сила, мощь,
ΔΥΝΑΜΌΎΜΕΝΟΙ _praes. pass. (dep.) part. от_
ΔΥΝΑΜΌΩ (G1412) усиливать, укреплять,
ΚΡΆΤΟΣ (G2904) сила, мощь. Относится к
неотъемлемой мощи, которая
проявляется в управлен...
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PRAYER FOR GROWTH IN GRACE
Colossians 1:9. We do not cease to pray for you that ye might be
filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual
understanding; that ye mig...
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11. STRENGTHEN WITH ALL POWER, ACCORDING TO THE MIGHT OF HIS GLORY,
UNTO ALL PATIENCE AND LONGSUFFERING WITH JOY;
_Translation and Paraphrase_
11. (and) being strengthened by all (the) strength (fro...
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Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto
all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
[ En (G1722) pasee (G3956) dunamei (G1411) dunamoumenoi ...
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1 "Paul, a commissioner of Christ Jesus," introduces us to a glorified
Christ in heaven and invokes the authority vested in Paul as His
legate. Contrast the character assumed by Paul in Philippians.
4...
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1:11 strengthened (g-1) Lit. 'made powerful with all power.'...
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THE SUPREMACY AND ALL-SUFFICIENCY OF CHRIST
1-8. Salutation to the Colossian Christians, and thanksgiving for the
news of their spiritual state.
PARAPHRASE. '(1, 2) Paul and Timothy salute the saints...
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CHRIST HAS EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED
THE COLOSSIANS
_HELEN POCOCK_
A word list is at the end. It explains words with a *star by them.
INTRODUCTION
THE WRITER
Paul wrote this letter. He was in...
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HIS GLORIOUS POWER. — Properly, _the strength of His glory,_ His
glory being His manifestation of Himself in love to man. (Comp.
Ephesians 3:16, “According to the riches of His glory, to be
strengthen...
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(9-12) From thanksgiving St. Paul passes, as always, to pray for them.
The prayer is for their full and perfect knowledge of God’s will;
but this is emphatically connected with practical “walking” in...
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CHAPTER 1
THE PRAYER
Colossians 1:9 (R.V.)
WE have here to deal with one of Paul's prayers for his brethren. In
some respects these are the very topmost pinnacles of his letters.
Nowhere else does h...
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ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει : “with all power,” ἐν being
instrumental. κατὰ τὸ κράτος τῆς δόξης
αὐτοῦ. The equipment with power is proportioned not simply to
the recipient's need, but to the Divine supply. God's...
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PAUL'S UNCEASING PRAYER FOR THAT MORAL DISCERNMENT WHICH WILL ENABLE
THEM TO PLEASE GOD IN ALL THEIR CONDUCT, THAT STRENGTH WHICH WILL GIVE
THEM ENDURANCE IN FACE OF ALL PROVOCATION AND TRIAL, AND THA...
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OUR WONDROUS PRIVILEGES IN CHRIST
Colossians 1:9
Here is a paragraph which may fitly form part of our daily
intercession for ourselves and others. We all need a quicker insight
into God's will, and t...
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This letter is correlative to the Ephesians, and shows the glory of
the Head of the Church as at her disposal. After expressing his
thankfulness for the faith, love, and hope of the saints, Paul tells...
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Paul's Prayer for the Church at Colossae
From the time Paul heard of the love of the truth which the Colossian
brethren possessed, Paul prayed without undue interval, or without
ceasing, that they sh...
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(9) For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to
pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge
of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; (10...
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The most cursory reader discerns at once that the epistle to the
Colossians is the counterpart of that to the Ephesians. They are in
nowise the same, but may be viewed each as a supplement to the othe...
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_A THREEFOLD APPEAL_
‘That ye might walk worthy or the Lord unto all pleasing, being
fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of
God.’
Colossians 1:10
St. Paul is speaking of th...
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11._Strengthened with all might. _As he has previously prayed that
they might have both a sound understanding and the right use of it, so
also now he prays that they may have courage and constancy. In...
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The Epistle to the Colossians looks at the Christian as risen with
Christ, but not, as in that to the Ephesians, as sitting in heavenly
places in Christ. A hope is laid up for him in heaven; he is to...
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STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT,.... This is still a continuation of the
apostle's prayer for these believers; for having prayed for an
increase of spiritual knowledge, and that this might be put into
pra...
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Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all
patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
Ver. 11. _And longsuffering with joyfulness_] The joy of the Lord is
the strength of...
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_For this cause_ The report of your faith and love; _we do not cease
to pray for you_ We fail not to remember you in all our prayers. This
was mentioned in general, Colossians 1:3, but now more partic...
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PATIENCE; endurance under trials. That patient and joyful submission
under trials which becomes the friends of Christ, it is difficult for
them to exercise, and nothing will effectually secure it but...
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The apostle's intercession for the Colossian Christians:...
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STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT, ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS POWER, UNTO ALL
PATIENCE AND LONG-SUFFERING WITH JOYFULNESS;...
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THE SALUTATION
(vs.1-2)
Paul writes with apostolic authority and by the will of God, so that
total subjection to what he writes is rightly called for on the part
of believers. Yet he adds, "and Timot...
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Paul's Prayer for them - 1:9-14
9FOR THIS REASON WE ALSO, SINCE THE DAY WE HEARD IT, DO NOT CEASE TO
PRAY FOR YOU, AND TO ASK THAT YOU MAY BE FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF
HIS WILL IN ALL WISDOM AND S...
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STRENGTHENED WITH ALL POWER, ACCORDING TO THE MIGHT OF HIS GLORY, UNTO
ALL PATIENCE AND LONGSUFFERING WITH JOY;
'STRENGTHENED WITH ALL POWER' -(Ephesians 6:10; 1 Peter 4:13; 1
Timothy 1:12). Note tha...
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9-14 The apostle was constant in prayer, that the believers might be
filled with the knowledge of God's will, in all wisdom. Good words
will not do without good works. He who undertakes to give stren...
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STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT, ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS POWER:
whereunto that they might be enabled, it was needful to pray for a
power from above, for the best Christians here below are but infirm as...
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Colossians 1:11 strengthened G1412 (G5746) with G1722 all G3956 might
G1411 according G2596 His G846 glorious G1391
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‘Strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory
(His glorious might) unto all patience and longsuffering with joy.'
The third prayer was that they might experience the mighty strength...
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PAUL'S PRAYER THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE UNDERSTANDING, AND STRENGTH
(COLOSSIANS 1:9).
Once Paul had learned of their response to Christ he and his
fellow-workers had begun to pray for them constantly. Thei...
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Colossians 1:11. STRENGTHENED WITH (lit., ‘in') ALL STRENGTH. The
noun is usually rendered ‘power,' but to do so here destroys the
verbal correspondence which is found in the Greek. ‘With all
strength...
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2. _The Apostles Prayer for their Progress in the Knowledge of Christ
as Head of all Things_.
The Apostle's thanksgiving is naturally followed by the mention of his
petition for the Colossians. The im...
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I. DOCTRINAL PART: CHRIST THE HEAD OF ALL THINGS.
This division of the Epistle resembles the doctrinal part of Ephesians
(chaps, 1-3.); but here the Person of Christ is more prominent; there
Christ as...
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STRENGTHENED
(δυναμουμενο). Present passive participle of late verb
δυναμοω (from δυναμις), to empower, "empowered with all
power." In LXX and papyri and modern Greek. In N.T. only here and
Hebrews...
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Colossians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
and Timotheus our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in
Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from...
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CONTENTS: Apostolic greeting and prayer. The superiority of Christ.
His reconciling work. The mystery of His indwelling.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Timothy, Epaphras.
CONCLUSION: He...
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Colossians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ._ This is noticed in
1 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2. He generally opens his addresses
to the churches much in the same form of benediction, for...
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MAY YOU BE MADE STRONG. God offers to give us strength, so we can be
strong, even when falsely accused (1 Corinthians 10:13)....
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_For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to
pray for you._
THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DIVINE WILL
The petition asks--
I. For a bestowment of a knowledge of the divine will as attai...
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_Strengthened with all might according to His glorious power._
GOD’S ALL STRENGTH
I. The strength.
1. The reference is not to intellectual strength, although no doubt as
a highly intellectual man, t...
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_To pray for you and desire that ye might be filled with the
knowledge._
THE PRAYER
I. The fountain or root of all Christian character. “That ye might
be filled … understanding.”
1. The thing desir...
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COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:11 BE STRENGTHENED WITH ALL POWER.
God, not idols and demons, has “all power.” FOR ALL ENDURANCE AND
PATIENCE WITH JOY. God gives this power to help believers continue...
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COLOSSIANS—NOTE ON COLOSSIANS 1:9 Prayer. Paul reports how he
regularly prays for the Colossians.
⇐...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Colossians 1:9. DO NOT CEASE TO PRAY FOR YOU, AND TO DESIRE.—R.V.
“pray and make request.” The general notion comes first, then the
particulars; so in Mark 11:24. In t...
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EXPOSITION
COLOSSIANS 1:1
SECTION I. INTRODUCTION. The Epistle commences, in St. Paul's manner,
with a _salutation _(Colossians 1:1, Colossians 1:
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Shall we turn in our Bibles tonight to Colossians, chapter one. The
city of Colosse, was in the area known as Pergia, a part of Asia
Minor. A couple of other churches are greeted by Paul in this epist...
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1 Thessalonians 3:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:4; 2 Corinthians 12:10; 2
Corinthians 12:9;...
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Strengthened [δ υ ν α μ ο υ μ ε ν ο ι]. Only here in the
New Testament, but found in Septuagint. The compound (ejndunamow to
make strong) is frequent in Paul, Romans 4:20; Ephesians 6:10;
Philippians...
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VISIONS OF GOD'S PURPOSES IN CHRIST
Colossians 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
As an introduction to our study in the Pauline Epistle to the
Colossians, we thought it would be worth the while to observe Pau...
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Strengthened unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness —
This is the highest point: not only to know, to do, to suffer, the
whole will of God; but to suffer it to the end, not barely with
pa...
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In the former verses, prayer was offered up to God by St. Paul, to
enable the Colossians to do his will, his whole will, acceptably; in
this verse he pleads with God, to strengthen them with an almigh...