Colossians 1:12

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Colossians 1:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible

10 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

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

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

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

14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.

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To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king.”

Ephesians 5:4

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

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With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

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We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

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Romans 11:17

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who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

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