Colossians 1:6
Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
Cross-reference
Colossians 1:23 echoes the same worldwide gospel proclamation, urging continuation in faith.
Colossians 1:10 applies the same 'bearing fruit' language to believers’ lives, showing the gospel’s fruit leads to personal fruitfulness.
In Colossians 1:9, Paul picks up the same 'from the day we heard' language, linking prayer for knowledge to the gospel's fruitfulness.
1 Peter 5:12 calls the true grace of God — the same grace the Colossians understood and which bears fruit in the world.
Matthew 24:14 predicts global gospel preaching; Colossians 1:6 shows it already bearing fruit throughout the world.
1 Thessalonians 2:13 describes the word at work in believers, directly paralleling the gospel bearing fruit and increasing in Colossians 1:6.
Matthew 28:19 commissions making disciples of all nations — Colossians 1:6 reports the gospel's universal growth.
Mark 4:8 is the parable of the sower where seed in good soil bears fruit, directly echoed in Colossians 1:6’s language of bearing fruit and growing.
Mark 16:15 commands proclaiming the gospel to all creation — Colossians 1:6 confirms it is bearing fruit everywhere.
In Philippians 1:11, 'fruit of righteousness' specifies the character that the gospel's fruit produces — a direct thematic link.
In 1 Cor 15:10, God's grace is not in vain but produces hard work — this illustrates how the grace understood in Colossians bears fruit.
Romans 10:18 affirms the gospel message has gone out to all the earth, echoing the global spread in Colossians.
Acts 12:24 states the word of God increased and multiplied, closely mirroring Colossians 1:6’s description of the gospel bearing fruit and growing.
Matthew 13:23 describes hearing, understanding, and bearing fruit — the exact pattern seen in Colossians 1:6.
In Romans 1:16, the gospel is God's power for salvation to all — reinforcing its worldwide fruitfulness and power in Colossians.
In Acts 6:7, the word of God increases and multiplies — the same spreading and bearing fruit described for the gospel in Colossians.
Matthew 26:13 predicts the gospel proclaimed in the whole world — Colossians 1:6 confirms it is already bearing fruit globally.
Mark 13:10 declares the gospel must be preached to all nations — Colossians 1:6 shows it happening, bearing fruit.
In Luke 8:15, good soil hearers bear fruit with patience — the same fruitfulness Colossians says the gospel produces in those who understand grace.
Titus 2:11 says grace appeared bringing salvation, the same grace that Colossians 1:6 says they heard and understood.
Mark 4:26-29 describes seed growing automatically, paralleling the gospel’s natural growth and fruitfulness in Colossians 1:6.
2 Corinthians 6:1 warns against receiving God's grace in vain — the same grace that Colossians 1:6 says they understood in truth.
In John 15:5, Jesus says abiding in him yields much fruit — connecting the fruit-bearing in Colossians to dependence on Christ.
In Ephesians 5:9, 'fruit of light' parallels the gospel's fruit — both metaphors for spiritual growth and moral transformation.
Psalm 98:3 foreshadows all nations seeing God's salvation, a picture fulfilled as the gospel bears fruit globally.
Titus 2:12 describes grace training believers to live godly lives — a specific fruit of the gospel mentioned generally in Colossians 1:6.
Romans 1:13 uses harvest imagery for Paul’s ministry among Gentiles, echoing the fruit-bearing language of Colossians 1:6.
In 2 Corinthians 2:14, Paul describes God spreading the fragrance of Christ everywhere — echoing the global spread of the gospel here.
John 15:16 commands disciples to bear fruit, while Colossians 1:6 says the gospel itself bears fruit—same metaphor, different subjects.
Romans 16:26 confirms the gospel was made known to all nations, reinforcing Colossians 1:6’s 'whole world' scope of fruitfulness.
Romans 15:19 shows Paul’s personal role in the gospel’s global spread, mirroring Colossians 1:6’s claim that it bears fruit worldwide.
In Romans 7:4, believers bear fruit for God by belonging to Christ — mirroring the fruitfulness from receiving the gospel in Colossians.
2 Corinthians 10:14 provides an example of the gospel reaching Corinth, illustrating the spread mentioned in Colossians 1:6.