Colossians 1:11 (DBY)

Passage

strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory unto all endurance and longsuffering with joy;

Nearby Context

Colossians 1:9 For this reason *we* also, from the day we heard [of your faith and love], do not cease praying and asking for you, to the end that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

Colossians 1:10 [so as] to walk worthily of the Lord unto all well-pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing by the true knowledge of God;

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

Colossians 1:12 giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for sharing the portion of the saints in light,

Colossians 1:13 who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of his love:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "strengthened", "power", "might", "glory", "endurance", and "longsuffering". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "strengthened" and "power", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "so as to walk worthily of the..." into verse 12's "giving thanks to the Father who has...", so "strengthened" and "power" 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 "strengthened" and "power" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.