Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, New Living Translation Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better. English Standard Version so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; Berean Standard Bible 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, Berean Literal Bible to walk worthily of the Lord: pleasing in all, bringing forth fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God, King James Bible That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; New King James Version that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; New American Standard Bible so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; NASB 1995 so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; NASB 1977 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; Legacy Standard Bible so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and multiplying in the full knowledge of God; Amplified Bible so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord [displaying admirable character, moral courage, and personal integrity], to [fully] please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing in the knowledge of God [with deeper faith, clearer insight and fervent love for His precepts]; Christian Standard Bible so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God, Holman Christian Standard Bible so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God. American Standard Version to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Aramaic Bible in Plain English That you would walk according to what is right, and that you may please God in all good works and yield fruit, and increase in the knowledge of God, Contemporary English Version Then you will live a life that honors the Lord, and you will always please him by doing good deeds. You will come to know God even better. Douay-Rheims Bible That you may walk worthy of God, in all things pleasing; being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God: English Revised Version to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; GOD'S WORD® Translation We ask this so that you will live the kind of lives that prove you belong to the Lord. Then you will want to please him in every way as you grow in producing every kind of good work by this knowledge about God. Good News Translation Then you will be able to live as the Lord wants and will always do what pleases him. Your lives will produce all kinds of good deeds, and you will grow in your knowledge of God. International Standard Version so that you might live in a manner worthy of the Lord and be fully pleasing to him as you bear fruit while doing all kinds of good things and growing in the full knowledge of God. Literal Standard Version to walk worthily of the LORD, pleasing in all, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God, Majority Standard Bible 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, New American Bible to live in a manner worthy of the Lord, so as to be fully pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit and growing in the knowledge of God, NET Bible so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects--bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God, New Revised Standard Version so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God. New Heart English Bible that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Webster's Bible Translation That ye may walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Weymouth New Testament so that your lives may be worthy of the Lord and perfectly pleasing to Him, while you exhibit the results of right action of every sort and grow into a fuller knowledge of God. World English Bible that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God, Young's Literal Translation to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Thanksgiving and Prayer…9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10so 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, 11being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully… Cross References Romans 1:13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles. 2 Corinthians 5:9 So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it. Ephesians 4:1 As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: Ephesians 5:10 Test and prove what pleases the Lord. Colossians 2:6 Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him, Titus 3:14 And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful. 2 Peter 1:8 For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Treasury of Scripture That you might walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; ye. Colossians 2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Colossians 4:5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Micah 4:5 For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever. all. Colossians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Proverbs 16:7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Philippians 4:18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. fruitful. John 15:8,16 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples… Galatians 5:22,23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, … Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. increasing. Colossians 2:19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. Isaiah 53:11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Daniel 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Jump to Previous Action Approval Bearing Exhibit Fruit Fruitful Fully Good Growing Increasing Lead Order Perfectly Please Pleasing Respects Results Right Sort Uprightly Walk Way Work Worthily WorthyJump to Next Action Approval Bearing Exhibit Fruit Fruitful Fully Good Growing Increasing Lead Order Perfectly Please Pleasing Respects Results Right Sort Uprightly Walk Way Work Worthily WorthyColossians 1 1. After salutation Paul thanks God for the Colossians' faith;7. confirms the doctrine of Epaphras; 9. prays further for their increase in grace; 14. describes the supremacy of Christ; 21. encourages them to receive Jesus Christ, and commends his own ministry. (10) Walk worthy (worthily) of the Lord. Here St. Paul begins to dwell on the practical life, much in the same spirit in which, in Ephesians 4:1, he returns from the profound thought of Colossians 2, 3 to the entreaty "to walk worthy of the vocation with which they are called." "The Lord" is here, as usual, the Lord Jesus Christ; to walk worthy of Him is to have His life reproduced in us, to follow His example, to have "the mind of Christ Jesus." The "worthiness" is, of course, relative to our capacity, not absolute. All pleasing.--The word here used is not found elsewhere in the New Testament, but is employed in classic and Hellenistic Greek to mean "a general disposition to please"--a constant preference of the will of others before our own. It is here used with tacit reference to God, since towards Him alone can it be a safe guide of action. Otherwise it must have the bad sense which in general usage was attached to it. St. Paul emphatically disowns and condemns the temper of "men-pleasing" (see Galatians 1:10; Ephesians 6:6; Colossians 3:22; 1Thessalonians 2:4), as incompatible with being "the servant of Christ." He could, indeed, "be all things to all men" (1Corinthians 9:22); he could bid each man "please his neighbour for his edification" (Romans 15:12). But the only "pleasing" to which the whole life can be conformed is (see 1Thessalonians 4:1) the consideration "how we ought to walk and to please God." Only in subordination to this can we safely act on the desire of "all pleasing" towards men. . . . Verse 10. - To walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing (Ephesians 4:1; Philippians 1:27; 1 Thessalonians 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:5, 11; 1 John 2:6; Revelation 3:4; Hebrews 13:21); so as to please him in every way. "The end of all knowledge, the apostle would say, is conduct" (Lightfoot). Spiritual enlightenment (ver. 9) enables the Christian to walk (a Hebraism adopted also into biblical English) in a way "worthy of the Lord" (Christ, Colossians 2:6; Colossians 3:24; Acts 20:19, etc.), becoming those who have such a Lord and who profess to be his servants. And to be "worthy of Christ" is to "please God" (Romans 8:29; Ephesians 1:4, 5, 11; 1 Corinthians 1:9). This is the ideal and the aim of the religious life throughout the Bible (comp. 1 Samuel 13:14; Micah 6:6-8; Hebrews 11:5, 6; John 8:29; Romans 8:8). The characteristics of this walk are set forth by three coordinate participial phrases (vers. 10b-12), standing in the half independent nominative case instead of the more regular accusative (as agreeing with the understood object of the infinitive περιπατῆσαι: see Winer's ' N. T. Grammar,' p. 716: compare, for the idiom, Colossians 3:16, also Colossians 2:2). In every good work bearing fruit (Ephesians 4:28; Galatians 6:9, 10; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:17; 1 Timothy 5:10; Titus 3:8; Hebrews 13:16; Acts 9:36). "Good work" is that which is beneficial, practically good (see parallel passages). "In every good work" might grammatically qualify the foregoing" pleasing ' (so R.V. margin and many older interpreters), but appears to be parallel in position and sense with "in all power" (ver. 11). On"bearing fruit" (active in voice where the subject is personal: comp. ἐνεργέω in Colossians 1:29 and in Philippians 2:13), see note to ver. 6. While doing good to his fellow-men, the Christian is growing by (or, in) the knowledge of God (Colossians 2:19; Ephesians 4:13-16; 2 Peter 3:18; 1 Corinthians 3:1, 2; 1 Corinthians 14:20; 1 Corinthians 16:13; Hebrews 5:12-14). His own nature becomes larger, stronger, more complete. Here it is individual (internal) growth, in ver. 6 collective (external) growth (of the gospel, the Church) that is implied; the two are combined in Ephesians 4:13-16. The dative τῇ ἐπιγνώσει (so best copies and Revised Text: the Received, unto the knowledge, is a repetition of ver. 9) is "dative of instrument" (Alford, Lightfoot) rather than "of respect" (in the knowledge; so R.V.).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek so that you may walkπεριπατῆσαι (peripatēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 4043: From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow. in a manner worthy ἀξίως (axiōs) Adverb Strong's 516: Worthily, in a manner worthy of. Adverb from axios; appropriately. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. [and] may please [Him] ἀρεσκείαν (areskeian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 699: Pleasing, willing service. From a derivative of aresko; complaisance. in εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. every way: πᾶσαν (pasan) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. bearing fruit καρποφοροῦντες (karpophorountes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2592: To bear fruit. From karpophoros; to be fertile. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. every παντὶ (panti) Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. good ἀγαθῷ (agathō) Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 18: A primary word; 'good'. work, ἔργῳ (ergō) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act. growing αὐξανόμενοι (auxanomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 837: (a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow, i.e. Enlarge. in the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. knowledge ἐπιγνώσει (epignōsei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 1922: From epiginosko; recognition, i.e. full discernment, acknowledgement. of God, Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. Links Colossians 1:10 NIVColossians 1:10 NLT Colossians 1:10 ESV Colossians 1:10 NASB Colossians 1:10 KJV Colossians 1:10 BibleApps.com Colossians 1:10 Biblia Paralela Colossians 1:10 Chinese Bible Colossians 1:10 French Bible Colossians 1:10 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Colossians 1:10 That you may walk worthily (Coloss. Col Co) |
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