Colossians 1:3
Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Gratia vobis, et pax a Deo Patre nostro, et Domino Jesu Christo. Gratias agimus Deo, et Patri Domini nostri Jesu Christi semper pro vobis orantes :
- Greek New Testament (SBLGNT)
- Εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῷ θεῷ πατρὶ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι,
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians, Colossians 1:1,2
Ver. 3 . “We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” He seems to me to refer everything to the Father, that what he has to say may not at once offend them. “Praying always for you.” He shows his love, not by giving thanks only, but also by continual prayer, in that those whom he did not see, he had continually within himself.