Colossians

1611 King James Version (KJV)

Colossians 1:11

“Strengthened with all might according to his glorious power, vnto all patience and long suffering with ioyfulnesse:”

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Other Translations

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
- King James Version

strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously
- New American Standard Version (1995)

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;
- American Standard Version (1901)

Full of strength in the measure of the great power of his glory, so that you may undergo all troubles with joy;
- Basic English Bible

strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory unto all endurance and longsuffering with joy;
- Darby Bible

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, to all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness;
- Webster's Bible

Since His power is so glorious, may you be strengthened with strength of every kind, and be prepared for cheerfully enduring all things with patience and long-suffering;
- Weymouth Bible

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;
- World English Bible

and ben coumfortid in al vertu bi the miyt of his clerenesse, in al pacience and long abiding with ioye,
- Wycliffe Bible

in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Colossians 1:11


1:11 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 patience, but with thankful joy.


People's Bible Notes for Colossians 1:11


Col 1:11 Strengthened with all might. Made mightily by the divine power. Unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness. Nothing requires more grace than patience and long-suffering under wrong, or even fancied wrong. It is especially hard to endure wrong "with joyfulness".

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