Daily Bible Nugget #552, Colossians 3:17

The Nugget:

Col 3:17  And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. (KJV)

Col 3:17 Whatever you say or do should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, as you give thanks to God the Father because of him. (CEV, Contemporary English Version)

My Comment:

We have much to be thankful for. The cross references shared below for Colossians 3:17 taken from the Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury will lead to many more places where the Bible teaches us by command or example about thankfulness.

Colossians 3:17

whatsoever ye do. *Col 3:23, *2Ch 31:20; *2Ch 31:21, **Pro 3:6, Joh 2:2; Joh 2:5, *Rom 14:6, 7, 8, **1Co 10:31.

in word. Pro 18:4, Rom 15:18, 2Th 2:17, Jas 2:12, *1Jn 3:18.

or deed. or, in work. Col 2:6, Rom 15:18.

do all. 2Sa 15:15, %Zec 7:6; Zec 14:20, +*Joh 2:5; *Joh 15:14, *1Co 10:31, 2Co 5:15, Jas 1:22, 3Jn 1:5.

in the name. The Name of Jesus is a symbol of His character (WKF, p. 209). =Deut 10:8; =Deut 18:5, 1Ki 18:32, Psa 86:11, *Mic 4:5, Zec 10:12, +*Mat 28:19, Joh 14:13, Act 2:21; Act 3:6; Act 3:16; Act 4:10; Act 4:18; Act 4:29, 30; Act 5:40; Act 9:27; Act 9:29; Act 10:48; Act 16:18; *Act 19:17, Rom 6:11; Rom 16:22, 1Co 5:4; 1Co 6:11, Eph 5:20; Eph 6:5, Php 1:11; Php 2:10; Php 2:29, +*Heb 6:10; Heb 13:21, Jas 5:14.

of the Lord Jesus. +*Act 10:36, *1Th 4:1; *1Th 4:2, 2Th 3:6.

giving thanks. Gr. eucharisteō (S# G2168, 2Co 1:11). Col 3:15, *Col 1:12; +*Col 2:7; *Col 4:2, Psa 34:1; Psa 100:4; Psa 107:1; +Psa 136:1, Eze 45:17, +*Dan 6:10, Mat 14:19; Mat 26:27, Mar 6:41; *Mar 8:6, Act 27:35, Joh 11:41, Rom 1:8; Rom 7:25, 1Co 1:14, 2Co 4:15; 2Co 8:16, *+Eph 5:20, *Php 4:6, +*1Th 5:18, 1Ti 4:3, 4, 5, *Heb 13:15, *1Pe 2:5; *1Pe 2:9; *1Pe 4:11, Rev 7:12.

God. Eph 1:17, Php 2:11, 1Th 1:1, Heb 1:5, *1Jn 2:23.