Colossians 1:10 (ASV)

Passage

to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Nearby Context

Colossians 1:8 who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

Colossians 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Colossians 1:10 to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Colossians 1:11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;

Colossians 1:12 giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "walk", "worthily", "lord", "pleasing", "bearing", "fruit", "good", and "increasing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "walk" and "worthily", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "For this cause we also since the..." into verse 11's "strengthened with all power according to the...", so "walk" and "worthily" belong inside that flow. In Colossians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "walk" and "worthily" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.