29 For this purpose I also (A)labor, (B)striving (C)according to His [a]power which [b]works mightily within me.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:29 Lit working
  2. Colossians 1:29 Lit in power

29 To this end I strenuously(A) contend(B) with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.(C)

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You Are Built Up in Christ

For I want you to know how great a (A)struggle I have in your behalf and for those who are at (B)Laodicea, and for all those who have not [a]personally seen my face,

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  1. Colossians 2:1 Lit in the flesh

I want you to know how hard I am contending(A) for you and for those at Laodicea,(B) and for all who have not met me personally.

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but after we had already suffered and been (A)treated abusively in (B)Philippi, as you know, we had the boldness in our God (C)to speak to you the (D)gospel of God [a]amid much [b](E)opposition.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:2 Or during
  2. 1 Thessalonians 2:2 Or struggle; or conflict

We had previously suffered(A) and been treated outrageously in Philippi,(B) as you know, but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in the face of strong opposition.(C)

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12 (A)Fight the good fight of (B)faith; (C)take hold of the eternal life (D)to which you were called, and for which you made the good (E)confession in the presence of (F)many witnesses.

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12 Fight the good fight(A) of the faith. Take hold of(B) the eternal life(C) to which you were called when you made your good confession(D) in the presence of many witnesses.

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(A)I have fought the good fight, I have finished (B)the course, I have kept (C)the faith;

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I have fought the good fight,(A) I have finished the race,(B) I have kept the faith.

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32 But remember (A)the former days, [a]when, after being (B)enlightened, you endured a great (C)conflict of sufferings,

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  1. Hebrews 10:32 Lit in which

32 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light,(A) when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering.(B)

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Jesus, the Example

12 Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let’s (A)rid ourselves of every obstacle and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s (B)run with (C)endurance the race that is set before us,

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12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run(A) with perseverance(B) the race marked out for us,

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