Colossians 1:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Eph 3:16 : 16 That in the wealth of his glory he would make you strong with power through his Spirit in your hearts;
  • Phil 4:13 : 13 I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength.
  • Eph 4:2 : 2 With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;
  • Rom 5:3-5 : 3 And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting; 4 And waiting gives experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.
  • Eph 6:10 : 10 Lastly, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.
  • Rom 2:7 : 7 To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:
  • 2 Cor 4:7 : 7 But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;
  • 2 Cor 6:4-6 : 4 But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow, 5 In blows, in prisons, in attacks, in hard work, in watchings, in going without food; 6 In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,
  • 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me. 10 So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.
  • Jas 5:7-8 : 7 Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come. 8 Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.
  • 2 Pet 1:6 : 6 And self-control to knowledge, and a quiet mind to self-control, and fear of God to a quiet mind,
  • Rev 14:12 : 12 Here is the quiet strength of the saints, who keep the orders of God, and the faith of Jesus.
  • Jude 1:25 : 25 To the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, let us give glory and honour and authority and power, before all time and now and for ever. So be it.
  • Exod 15:6 : 6 Full of glory, O Lord, is the power of your right hand; by your right hand those who came against you are broken.
  • Ps 63:2 : 2 To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place.
  • Prov 24:10 : 10 If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small.
  • Isa 45:24 : 24 Only in the Lord will Jacob overcome and be strong: together all those who were angry with him will be put to shame and come to destruction.
  • Acts 5:41 : 41 So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.
  • 1 Thess 3:3-4 : 3 So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us. 4 And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.
  • 2 Tim 2:1-3 : 1 So then, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others. 3 Be ready to do without the comforts of life, as one of the army of Christ Jesus.
  • Heb 10:34-38 : 34 For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever. 35 So do not give up your hope which will be greatly rewarded. 36 For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you. 37 In a very little time he who is coming will come; he will not be slow. 38 But the upright man will be living by his faith; and if he goes back, my soul will have no pleasure in him.
  • Heb 11:34-38 : 34 Put out the power of fire, got safely away from the edge of the sword, were made strong when they had been feeble, became full of power in war, and put to flight the armies of the nations. 35 Women had their dead given back to them living; others let themselves be cruelly attacked, having no desire to go free, so that they might have a better life to come; 36 And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons: 37 They were stoned, they were cut up with knives, they were tested, they were put to death with the sword, they went about in sheepskins and in goatskins; being poor and in pain and cruelly attacked, 38 Wandering in waste places and in mountains and in holes in the rocks; for whom the world was not good enough.
  • Heb 12:1-2 : 1 For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us, 2 Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.
  • Jas 1:2-4 : 2 Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort; 3 Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope; 4 But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.
  • Acts 1:8 : 8 But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

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