Colossians 1:10 BSB

Colossians 1:10

so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord,.... The Vulgate Latin version reads, "of God"; to which the Ethiopic version agrees; but rather the Lord Jesus Christ seems to be designed: and to "walk worthy" of him, is to walk by faith in him; to walk after his Spirit, and according to his word, and in his ordinances; to have the conversation as becomes his Gospel, and worthy of that calling wherewith the saints are called by grace to the obtaining of his kingdom and glory.

Hand restore 2026-08-25 under the only-carrier rule from the silent-verse audit.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
περιπατῆσαι	peripatēsai	to walk	G4043 →
ἀξίως	axiōs	worthily	G516 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
κυρίου	kuriou	Lord	G2962 →
εἰς	eis	in	G1519 →
πᾶσαν	pasan	all	G3956 →
ἀρεσκείαν	areskeian	pleasing	G699 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
παντὶ	panti	every	G3956 →
ἔργῳ	ergō	work	G2041 →
ἀγαθῷ	agathō	good	G18 →
καρποφοροῦντες	karpophorountes	bringing forth fruit	G2592 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
αὐξανόμενοι	auxanomenoi	growing	G837 →
τῇ	tēa	<the>	G3588 →
ἐπιγνώσει	epignōsei	knowledge	G1922 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ,	theou	of God,	G2316 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
leads to
- Jeremiah 1:5–7
  “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
- John 15:19
  If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
- Ephesians 2:10
  For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
- 2 Timothy 3:15–17
  From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Galatians 1:15
  But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
Through
Ephesians 4:1
As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
leads to
- Philippians 1:27
  Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm…
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12
  encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
Through
Hebrews 13:21
equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
leads to
- Philippians 2:13
  For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.