Deuteronomy 13:3
13:3 You must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer,
for the
Lord your God will be testing you to see if you love him
with all your mind and being.
Luke 2:35
2:35 Indeed, as a result of him the thoughts
of many hearts will be revealed
– and a sword
will pierce your own soul as well!”
Luke 2:2
2:2 This was the first registration, taken when Quirinius was governor
of Syria.
Colossians 1:5-7
1:5 Your faith and love have arisen
from the hope laid up
for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel
1:6 that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel
is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing
among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.
1:7 You learned the gospel
from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave
– a
faithful minister of Christ on our
behalf –
Colossians 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
Colossians 2:19
2:19 He has not held fast
to the head from whom the whole body, supported
and knit together through its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.