Colossians 1:11

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

Cross-references

Revelation 14:12 identifies the patience of the saints as keeping God's commands and faith in Jesus — specifying what this endurance looks like.

2 Timothy 2:1-3 commands to be strong in grace and endure hardship, directly echoing the strengthening for endurance in Colossians 1:11.

Hebrews 10:34-38 describes joyfully accepting suffering and persevering, mirroring the joyful endurance in Colossians 1:11.

Ephesians 6:10 echoes the same call to be strengthened in the Lord's might, emphasizing spiritual warfare.

Ephesians 3:16 prays for strength with power through the Spirit, directly mirroring the request for strengthening according to glorious might.

Hebrews 12:1-3 urges running with perseverance, fixing eyes on Jesus who endured — the same endurance theme as Colossians 1:11.

In Hebrews 12:2, Jesus endured the cross for the joy set before him — the supreme example of joyful endurance.

James 1:2-4 teaches that trials produce patience and we should count it joy — directly paralleling the joyful endurance here.

2 Corinthians 4:7 Related theme

2 Corinthians 4:7 highlights that surpassing power comes from God, not us, aligning with glory-based strengthening.

Romans 5:3-5 expands on suffering producing perseverance, character, and hope — the same endurance Colossians 1:11 prays for.

Acts 5:41 Parallel

Acts 5:41 shows joy amidst suffering, directly embodying the 'endurance and patience with joy' prayed for.

Habakkuk 3:19 declares God as his strength, making him sure-footed—echoes the source and outcome of being strengthened for endurance.

Romans 8:25 Parallel

Romans 8:25 directly ties hope to patience—reinforcing the 'endurance and patience' Paul asks for in suffering.

Romans 12:12 links joy, patience, and prayer in tribulation—precisely matching the joy and endurance in Colossians 1:11.

1 Corinthians 13:4 Related theme

1 Corinthians 13:4 identifies patience as a fruit of love—deepens understanding of patience as love in action.

Daniel 10:18 depicts divine strengthening by a heavenly touch—directly paralleling the 'strengthened with all power' Paul prays for.

Revelation 2:3 commends patient endurance and not growing weary, directly mirroring the endurance and patience in Colossians 1:11.

Psalm 138:3 Parallel

In Psalm 138:3, God answers prayer and emboldens the psalmist — directly parallel to being strengthened with power.

Psalm 68:35 Parallel

In Psalm 68:35, God gives power and strength to his people — directly parallel to being strengthened with all power.

Psalm 31:24 Parallel

In Psalm 31:24, the exhortation to be strong for those who hope in the Lord aligns with being strengthened for endurance.

Psalm 27:14 Parallel

In Psalm 27:14, the call to be strong and wait for the Lord directly mirrors the endurance and patience from God's strengthening.

In 1 Chronicles 29:12, God is the source of strength and power to exalt — directly parallel to being strengthened with all power for endurance.

James 1:3 Parallel

James 1:3 teaches that testing produces steadfastness, the very endurance mentioned in Colossians 1:11.

Hebrews 10:36 emphasizes endurance to receive the promise, the same endurance Colossians 1:11 prays for.

2 Corinthians 12:10 shows Paul delighting in weaknesses, linking to being strengthened in trials — a personal application of the endurance theme.

2 Corinthians 12:9 Related theme

2 Corinthians 12:9 shows God’s power made perfect in weakness, reinforcing that strength comes from His might, not human ability.

2 Corinthians 6:4-6 lists endurance, patience, and hardships as marks of ministry, echoing the strength for endurance in Colossians 1:11.

Deuteronomy 33:25 promises that as your days, so shall your strength be — God's provision of strength matching each day's needs.

2 Timothy 1:8 links suffering for the gospel with God's power, reinforcing the strength-for-endurance theme in Colossians 1:11.

1 Thessalonians 3:3 Related theme

1 Thessalonians 3:3 reminds believers trials are destined, highlighting the need for the endurance prayed for in Colossians 1:11.

Ephesians 4:2 Related theme

Ephesians 4:2 calls for patience and bearing with one another, a practical outworking of the patience mentioned in Colossians 1:11.

Genesis 49:24 describes Joseph's arms being made strong by the mighty God — an OT example of divine strengthening.

In 2 Corinthians 6:6, Paul lists patience among servant virtues, echoing the endurance and patience from Colossians 1:11.

James 5:7 Parallel

James 5:7 uses the farmer's patient waiting for harvest to illustrate the patience believers are called to — a complementary picture.

James 5:8 Parallel

James 5:8 urges patience and establishing hearts because the Lord's coming is near — reinforcing the call to steadfastness.

2 Peter 1:6 Parallel

2 Peter 1:6 includes patience in the list of virtues believers must add — connecting to the patience and longsuffering here.

Proverbs 24:10 warns that small strength leads to fainting, contrasting with the prayer for divine strengthening here.

Revelation 13:10 calls for endurance and faith in persecution, reinforcing the need for steadfastness as in Colossians 1:11.