Colossians 3:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And whatever you do, in word or in act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him.

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  • 1 Cor 10:31 : 31 So then, if it is a question of food or drink, or any other thing, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
  • Col 3:23 : 23 Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;
  • Prov 3:6 : 6 In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.
  • Eph 5:20 : 20 Giving praise at all times for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;
  • 1 Pet 4:11 : 11 If anyone has anything to say, let it be as the words of God; if anyone has the desire to be the servant of others, let him do it in the strength which is given by God; so that in all things God may have the glory through Jesus Christ, whose are the glory and the power for ever.
  • Heb 13:15 : 15 Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.
  • 1 John 3:18 : 18 My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.
  • Mic 4:5 : 5 For all the peoples will be walking, every one in the name of his god, and we will be walking in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.
  • 2 Chr 31:20-21 : 20 This Hezekiah did through all Judah; he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God. 21 And for everything he undertook, in connection with the work of the house of God and his law and orders, he got directions from God and did it with serious purpose; and things went well for him.
  • Rom 14:6-8 : 6 He who keeps the day, keeps it to the Lord; and he who takes food, takes it as to the Lord, for he gives praise to God; and he who does not take food, to the Lord he takes it not, and gives praise to God. 7 For every man's life and every man's death has a relation to others as well as to himself. 8 As long as we have life we are living to the Lord; or if we give up our life it is to the Lord; so if we are living, or if our life comes to an end, we are the Lord's.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.
  • 1 Thess 5:18 : 18 In everything give praise: for this is the purpose of God in Christ Jesus for you.
  • 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 19:17 : 17 And this came to the ears of all those, Jews and Greeks, who were living at Ephesus; and fear came on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was made great.
  • Acts 4:30 : 30 While your hand is stretched out to do works of mercy; so that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.
  • Matt 28:19 : 19 Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
  • 1 Thess 4:1-2 : 1 And last of all, the prayer which we make to you from our heart and in the name of the Lord Jesus, is this: that as we made clear to you what sort of behaviour is pleasing to God, as in fact you are doing now, so you will go on in these ways, but more and more. 2 Because you have in mind the orders we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
  • Phil 1:11 : 11 Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
  • Col 1:12 : 12 Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;
  • Col 2:7 : 7 Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times.
  • Phil 2:11 : 11 And that every tongue may give witness that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
  • Rom 1:8 : 8 First of all, I give praise to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because news of your faith has gone into all the world.
  • 1 John 2:23 : 23 He who has no belief in the Son has not the Father: he who makes clear his belief in the Son has the Father.
  • 2 Thess 2:17 : 17 Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.
  • Heb 1:5 : 5 To which of the angels did God say at any time, You are my Son, this day I have given you being? or, I will be his Father, and he will be my Son?
  • 1 Thess 1:1 : 1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
  • Eph 1:17 : 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

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    19 Joining with one another in holy songs of praise and of the Spirit, using your voice in songs and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

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  • Col 3:22-24
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    22 Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord:

    23 Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;

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  • 1 Cor 10:31
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    31 So then, if it is a question of food or drink, or any other thing, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

  • Col 3:15-16
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    15 And let the peace of Christ be ruling in your hearts, as it was the purpose of God for you to be one body; and give praise to God at all times.

    16 Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.

  • 1 Thess 5:17-18
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    17 Keep on with your prayers.

    18 In everything give praise: for this is the purpose of God in Christ Jesus for you.

  • Col 1:2-3
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    2 To the saints and true brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

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    18 Wives, be under the authority of your husbands, as is right in the Lord.

  • 2 Thess 1:12
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    12 So that glory may be given to the name of our Lord Jesus through you, and you may have glory in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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    6 Not only under your master's eye, as pleasers of men; but as servants of Christ, doing the pleasure of God from the heart;

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    21 Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.

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    16 Give praise without end for you, keeping you in mind in my prayers;

    17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

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    9 For how great is the praise which we give to God for you, and how great the joy with which we are glad because of you before our God;

  • Phil 1:3
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    3 I give praise to my God at every memory of you,

  • Col 3:20
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    20 Children, do the orders of your fathers and mothers in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

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    14 For this cause I go down on my knees before the Father,

  • 1 Thess 1:2-3
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    2 We give praise to God at all times for you, keeping you in memory in our prayers;

    3 Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

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    14 Let all you do be done in love.

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    2 Give yourselves to prayer at all times, keeping watch with praise;

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    4 I give praise to my God for you at all times, because of the grace of God which has been given to you in Christ Jesus;

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    3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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    7 Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times.

  • Col 1:10
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    10 Living uprightly in the approval of the Lord, giving fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

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    6 So that with one mouth you may give glory to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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    10 So that at the name of Jesus every knee may be bent, of those in heaven and those on earth and those in the underworld,

    11 And that every tongue may give witness that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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    3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

  • Col 3:13
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    13 Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:

  • Phil 4:6
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    6 Have no cares; but in everything with prayer and praise put your requests before God.

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3 Giving no cause for trouble in anything, so that no one may be able to say anything against our work;

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    4 And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.

  • Col 1:12
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    12 Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;

  • 2 Thess 1:3
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    3 It is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, because of the great increase of your faith, and the wealth of your love for one another;

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    17 Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.

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    11 Being full of the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

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    15 Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.

  • 2 Thess 3:18
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    18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.