Colossians 1:1

WEB

¹Paul, an apostle of Christ^[+] Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

KJV

¹Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,

BSB

¹^[+] Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

FBV

¹This letter comes from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the will of God, and from our brother Timothy.

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Extra References

2 Corinthians 1:1

¹Paul, an apostle of Christ^[+] Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

Philemon 1:1

¹Paul, a prisoner of Christ^[+] Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,

1 Corinthians 1:1

¹^[+] Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ^[+] through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

Romans 1:1

¹Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ,^[+] called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

Philippians 1:1

¹Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ,^[+] to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers^[+] and servants:

1 Thessalonians 1:1

¹Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:^[+] Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 3:2

²and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith,

2 Thessalonians 1:1

¹Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Ephesians 1:1

¹Paul, an apostle of Christ^[+] Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: