Fruitful Lives and Patient Strength

Faith, Fruit, and the Supremacy of Christ · Colossians 1

Story guide: Visual essay — artwork is an interpretation. An illustrative orchard expresses bearing fruit. The prayer also asks for knowledge, strength, patience, joy, and participation in the inheritance.

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9For this reason, we also, from the day we heard, have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

10so as to walk worthily of the Lord, to all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God,

11being strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and patience with joy,

12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you for the share of the inheritance of the saints in the light,

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