Thanksgiving and Prayer

Colossians 1:10

In 9 translations

BSB: so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
KJV: That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
WEB: that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God,
ASV: to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
LSV: to walk worthily of the LORD, pleasing in all, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God,
YLT: to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,
DBY: [so as] to walk worthily of the Lord unto all well-pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing by the true knowledge of God;Elohim
DRC: That you may walk worthy of God, in all things pleasing; being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God:
GNV: That ye might walke worthy of the Lord, and please him in all things, being fruitefull in all good workes, and increasing in the knowledge of God,

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read τῇ (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read τὴν (“the”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐπιγνώσει (“knowledge”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐπίγνωσιν (“knowledge”).

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)

In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὑμᾶς (“you”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
Spelling of ἀρεσκείαν: Westcott–Hort: ἀρεσκίαν.
In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include εἰς (“into”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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SBLGNT: περιπατῆσαι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read περιπατῆσαι; Robinson–Pierpont add ὑμᾶς.
SBLGNT: τῇ ἐπιγνώσει. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τῇ ἐπιγνώσει; Robinson–Pierpont read εἰς τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: περιπατῆσαι ἀξίως τοῦ κυρίου εἰς πᾶσαν ἀρεσκείαν ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ καρποφοροῦντες καὶ αὐξανόμενοι τῇ ἐπιγνώσει τοῦ θεοῦ,
RP2018: περιπατῆσαι ὑμᾶς ἀξίως τοῦ κυρίου εἰς πᾶσαν ἀρέσκειαν, ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ καρποφοροῦντες καὶ αὐξανόμενοι εἰς τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τοῦ θεοῦ·
TR-Boyd: περιπατῆσαι ὑμᾶς ἀξίως τοῦ Κυρίου εἰς πᾶσαν ἀρέσκειαν, ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ ἀγαθῷ καρποφοροῦντες καὶ αὐξανόμενοι εἰς τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τοῦ Θεοῦ·
SCR1894: περιπατησαι υμας αξιως του κυριου εις πασαν αρεσκειαν εν παντι εργω αγαθω καρποφορουντες και αυξανομενοι εις την επιγνωσιν του θεου

Who and where

👤 God 👤 Jesus Christ

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Work; Works Walking Know; Knowledge Prayer Works, Good Prayer, Intercessory Patience Grace of God Conduct, Christian Perseverance

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Cross-references most cited first

Ephesians 4:1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
Hebrews 13:21equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
2 Peter 1:2–3Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own…
John 15:16You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
1 John 3:22and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
Hebrews 13:16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
John 15:8This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
Galatians 5:22–23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Titus 3:14And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
2 Peter 1:8For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 2:6Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
1 Thessalonians 2:12encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
Micah 4:5Though each of the peoples may walk in the name of his god, yet we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).