The Nugget:
Col 1:12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: (KJV)
Col 1:12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. (ESV)
Col 1:12 I pray that you will be grateful to God for letting you have part in what he has promised his people in the kingdom of light. (CEV)
My Comment:
As I write this post it is December 7, 2024. It is the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. This attack upon our navy may well be the event that drew us in to full participation in World War II. I remember World War II quite vividly. I believe the fear present during that war was greater then than the fear we may now properly sense about the possibility of World War III. During World War II, I remember rationing. I remember air raid drills, both in school and at home. In school, we were escorted by our teachers to the school basement. Some drills had us line up quietly in the halls. Some drills required us to hide under our school desks. At home, night time drills were marked by wailing air raid sirens. We were to turn off all lights and close all curtains or drapes and await the all-clear signal when the sirens stopped sounding. We can be thankful that during World War II the war was fought elsewhere. My father served in World War II. I remember writing letters to him while he was overseas.
Paul mentions thankfulness in every chapter of the book of Colossians. In my last post I shared the cross references for Colossians 2:7. In this post I share the cross references for Colossians 1:12 as I have compiled them in The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury.
To dig deeper, read the cross references for Colossians 1:12
Colossians 1:12
Giving thanks. Col 1:3, +*Col 2:7; *Col 3:15; *+Col 3:17, 1Ch 29:20, Psa 79:13; Psa 107:21, 22; Psa 116:7, Dan 2:23, +Eph 5:4; +Eph 5:20, Heb 13:15.
the Father. Col 2:2, **Joh 4:23; **Joh 14:6; *Joh 20:17, +Act 1:4, +*1Co 8:6, Eph 4:6; Eph 5:20, Jas 3:9, 1Jn 1:3.
made us meet. 1Ki 6:7, Pro 16:1, Zep 1:7, Mat 25:10, Luk 1:17; *Luk 22:38 g. Joh 1:12; Joh 3:7, +*Rom 8:29; +*Rom 8:30; *Rom 9:23, *2Co 2:16 g. 2Co 3:6 g. *2Co 5:5, 2Th 1:5; 2Th 1:11, **Tit 2:14, Rev 22:14.
partakers. Rom 11:17; Rom 15:27, 1Co 9:23, Eph 3:6, +*Heb 3:1; +*Heb 3:14, *1Pe 5:1, **1Jn 3:1, 2, 3.
inheritance. or, lot. Gr. klēros (S# G2819, Mat 27:35). Gen 31:14, Num 26:55, +Jos 14:2; Jos 18:10, 1Ch 16:18, Psa 16:5; +*Psa 119:111, +*Dan 12:13, +*Mat 25:34, +*Joh 14:2, +Act 20:32; *+Act 26:18, **Rom 8:17, Gal 4:6, 7, +*Eph 1:11 note, Eph 1:14; Eph 1:18, **1Pe 1:2, 3, 4, 5.
the saints. +2Co 1:1.
in light. Exo 10:23, Psa 36:9; *Psa 97:11, +*Pro 4:18, Isa 49:9; *Isa 60:19; *Isa 60:20, Zec 14:6, *2Co 4:6, *1Th 5:5, *Heb 12:23, *Rev 21:23; *Rev 22:5.