Colossians 1:12-14

Thanksgiving and Prayer

¹² _b giving thanks ₁ to the Father, who has qualified you ₂ to share in _c the inheritance of the saints in light. ¹³ He _d has delivered us from _e the domain of darkness and transferred us to _f the kingdom of _g his beloved Son, ¹⁴ _h in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

1. Cross References
   Colossians 3:15
   And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
   Ephesians 5:20
   Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
   
2. Cross References
   Acts 26:18
   To open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
   
3. Cross References
   1 Thessalonians 1:10
   And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
   
4. Cross References
   Luke 22:53
   When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
   Ephesians 6:12
   For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
   
5. Cross References
   2 Peter 1:11
   For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
   
6. Cross References
   Ephesians 1:6
   To the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
   
7. Cross References
   Ephesians 1:7
   In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.