Colossians 1:3 (YLT)

Passage

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,

Nearby Context

Colossians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother,

Colossians 1:2 to the saints in Colossae, and to the faithful brethren in Christ: Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Colossians 1:3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,

Colossians 1:4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that <FI>is<Fi> to all the saints,

Colossians 1:5 because of the hope that is laid up for you in the heavens, which ye heard of before in the word of the truth of the good news,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "thanks", "father", "lord", "jesus", "christ", "always", and "praying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "thanks", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "to the saints in Colossae and to..." into verse 4's "having heard of your faith in Christ...", so "give" and "thanks" 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 "give" and "thanks" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.