Colossians 2:7

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Be rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

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  • Eph 3:17 : 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and established in love,
  • Eph 2:20-22 : 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. 21 In Him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in Him you too are being built together to become a dwelling place for God in the Spirit.
  • Col 1:23 : 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, established and firm, and do not move away from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
  • 2 Thess 2:17 : 17 comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.
  • Eph 5:20 : 20 giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • Col 1:12-13 : 12 who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of His holy people in the kingdom of light. 13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves,
  • Rom 11:17-18 : 17 But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them and have come to share in the rich root of the olive tree, 18 do not boast against the branches. If you do boast, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
  • Rom 16:25 : 25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past.
  • 1 Cor 3:9-9 : 9 For we are God’s coworkers; you are God’s field, God’s building. 10 According to the grace God has given me, like a wise master builder, I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each one should be careful how they build. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, 13 each one’s work will become evident, for the Day will make it clear because it will be revealed by fire. The fire will test the quality of each one’s work. 14 If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss, but they will still be saved, though only as one escaping through flames.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
  • 2 Cor 1:21 : 21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us,
  • Eph 4:21 : 21 if indeed you have heard him and were taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus.
  • Ps 1:3 : 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither; whatever he does prospers.
  • Ps 92:13 : 13 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree; they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon.
  • Isa 61:3 : 3 To provide for those who mourn in Zion—giving them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, a garment of praise instead of a spirit of faintness. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord to display His splendor.
  • Jer 17:8 : 8 They will be like a tree planted by water, stretching out its roots by a stream. It will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves remain green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease to produce fruit.
  • Ezek 17:23-24 : 23 I will plant it on the high mountain of Israel. It will bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. Every bird of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches. 24 Then all the trees of the field will know that I, the LORD, bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.’
  • Matt 7:24-25 : 24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
  • Luke 6:48 : 48 They are like a person building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
  • Heb 13:15 : 15 Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
  • 1 Pet 2:4-6 : 4 As you come to Him, the living Stone—rejected by people but chosen and precious to God— 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture: 'Behold, I lay in Zion a chosen, precious cornerstone, and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.'
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 But the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered for a little while, will Himself restore, establish, strengthen, and uphold you.
  • 2 Pet 3:17-18 : 17 Therefore, beloved, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own steadfastness. 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
  • Jude 1:12 : 12 These are hidden reefs in your love feasts, feasting with you fearlessly, shepherding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted.
  • Jude 1:20 : 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
  • Jude 1:24 : 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless in the presence of His glory with great joy,
  • Col 3:17 : 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
  • 1 Thess 5:18 : 18 Give thanks in everything, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
  • John 15:4-5 : 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

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