Colossians 4:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Colossians 4:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Colossians 4:16 is a verse from the book of Colossians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewis..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Colossians 4:16 — KJV
“And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.”
— Colossians 4:16 (KJV)
Colossians 4:16 in Context — About the Book of Colossians
Colossians answers every spiritual add-on with one word: Christ. He is the image of the invisible God, creator and sustainer of all things, in whom all fullness dwells — and you have been given fullness in Him. Set your mind above; let His peace rule; do everything in His name.
Cross-References for Colossians 4:16
“And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.”
Shares key themes with Colossians 4:16: read, cause, also
“Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.”
Shares key themes with Colossians 4:16: read, cause, also
“Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words. Gashmu: also called, Geshem”
Shares key themes with Colossians 4:16: among, cause, also
“And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.”
Shares key themes with Colossians 4:16: read, among, cause
“Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?”
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