Colossians 1:12 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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:

Colossians 1:14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "giving", "thanks", "father", "sharing", "portion", and "saints". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "giving", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "strengthened with all power according to the..." into verse 13's "who has delivered us from the authority...", so "light" and "giving" 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 "light" and "giving" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.