Cross references

Colossians 2:7

rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:7 BSB

Colossians 2:7 has 29 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 24 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ephesians 3:17 (57 votes) and Jeremiah 17:8 (46 votes). 34 other verses point back to it. It links with 25 other books, from 1 Kings 6 to Revelation 7.

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Which verses does Colossians 2:7 point to?

The 20 strongest of 29, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,

  2. He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.

  3. built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. …

  4. Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

  5. if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

  6. Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

  7. encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.

  8. Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.

  9. giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

  10. Isaiah 61:311 votes

    to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

  11. Psalm 1:39 votes
  12. Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past

  13. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

  14. Jude 1:247 votes

Which verses point to Colossians 2:7?

The 10 strongest of 34.