Coloseni 3:17

Romanian Cornilescu Translation

Şi orice faceţi, cu cuvîntul sau cu fapta, să faceţi totul în Numele Domnului Isus, şi mulţămiţi, prin El, lui Dumnezeu Tatăl.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

whatsoever: Colossians 3:23, 2 Chronicles 31:20, 2 Chronicles 31:21, Proverbs 3:6, Romans 14:6-8, 1 Corinthians 10:31

in word: 2 Thessalonians 2:17, 1 John 3:18

in the: Micah 4:5, Matthew 28:19, Acts 4:30, Acts 19:17, Philippians 1:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:2

giving: Colossians 1:12, Colossians 2:7, Romans 1:8, Ephesians 5:20, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Hebrews 13:15, 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 Peter 4:11

God: Ephesians 1:17, Philippians 2:11, 1 Thessalonians 1:1, Hebrews 1:5, 1 John 2:23

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 18:32 - in the name Psalms 34:1 - General Psalms 86:11 - unite Psalms 100:4 - be thankful Ecclesiastes 2:26 - wisdom Song of Solomon 4:3 - lips Song of Solomon 7:9 - the roof Song of Solomon 7:13 - I have Ezekiel 45:17 - peace offerings Daniel 6:10 - gave Zechariah 7:6 - did not ye eat for Zechariah 10:12 - walk Zechariah 14:20 - shall there Matthew 14:19 - he blessed Matthew 26:30 - when Mark 6:41 - blessed Mark 8:6 - gave thanks John 2:2 - both John 14:13 - in my Romans 6:11 - through Romans 7:25 - thank God Romans 15:18 - by word Romans 16:22 - salute 1 Corinthians 1:14 - thank 1 Corinthians 5:4 - the name 2 Corinthians 4:15 - the abundant 2 Corinthians 5:15 - live unto 2 Corinthians 8:16 - thanks Ephesians 4:29 - that which Ephesians 6:1 - in Ephesians 6:5 - as Philippians 4:6 - thanksgiving Colossians 2:6 - walk Colossians 3:15 - and be Colossians 4:2 - thanksgiving 2 Thessalonians 3:6 - in the 1 Timothy 4:3 - with Hebrews 6:10 - which Hebrews 13:21 - through James 1:22 - be James 2:12 - speak James 5:13 - let him sing 3 John 1:5 - General Revelation 7:12 - thanksgiving

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed,.... Whether in preaching the word of Christ, in hearing the Gospel, in singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and in conference and conversation with each other; or in whatsoever action, civil or religious throughout the whole life and conversation, in the performance of things natural, moral, and evangelical, relating to God or man, or one another, in the world or church:

do all in the name of the Lord Jesus; both in the strength of Christ, without whom nothing can be well said or done; and according to the mind and will of Christ declared in the Gospel, which is his name; and calling upon his name for assistance in the ministration of his word, administration of his ordinances, and in the performance of every duty, directing all to, and having solely in view his honour and glory:

giving thanks to God, and the Father by him; this shows, that singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, is a distinct thing from giving of thanks, mentioned in the preceding verse. The things for which thanks are to be given, are "all things"; and the time when, always, as in :-. The person to whom they are to be given is God the Father, the Father of our spirits, and of our mercies, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of us in him; and the person by whom they are to be given, is Christ, which is just and proper, since all mercies come from, and through him; nor is there any other way of bringing and offering the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving to God; nor are they, nor can they be acceptable to God by, and through any other, but by him alone.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed - Whatever ye say or do - whether relating to temporal affairs or to religion. The command here extends to all that we do.

Do all in the name of the Lord Jesus - Do it all because he requires and commands it, and with a desire to honor him. His authority should be the warrant; his glory the aim of all our actions and words. See the general sentiment here expressed, fully illustrated in the notes at 1 Corinthians 10:31.

Giving thanks to God and the Father by him - Through him; or in his name. All our actions are to be accompanied with thanksgiving; Notes, Philippians 4:6. We are to engage in every duty, not only in the name of Christ, but with thankfulness for strength and reason; for the privilege of acting so that we may honor him; and with a grateful remembrance of the mercy of God that gave us such a Saviour to be an example and guide. He is most likely to do his duty well who goes to it with a heart overflowing with gratitude to God for his mercies, and he who is likely to perform his duties with the most cheerful fidelity, is he who has the deepest sense of the divine goodness in providing a Saviour for his lost and ruined soul; see the notes at 2 Corinthians 5:14-15.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 17. Whatsoever ye do in word or deed — Let your words be right, and your actions upright.

Do all in the name of the Lord Jesus — Begin with him, and end with him; invoke his name, and pray for his direction and support, in all that ye do; and thus every work will be crowned with all requisite success. Doing every thing in the name of God, and referring every thing to his glory, is as rational as it is pious. Could it be ever supposed that any person would begin a bad work in God's name? However, it is so. No people in the universe more strictly adhere to the letter of this advice than the Mohammedans; for they never undertake a work, eat meat, nor write a book, without prefacing all with:-

[Arabic]

Bismillahi, Arrahmani, Arraheemi;

"In the name of the most merciful and compassionate God."

Not only books of devotion, but books on all arts and sciences, books of tales and romances, books of poetry, and those on the elements of reading, c., begin thus nay, it is prefixed to the [Arabic] Lizit un Nissa, one of the most abominable productions that ever came from the pen of man, and is precisely the same among the Mohammedans, as the infamous work of Nicholas Chorier, called Elegantiae Latini Sermonis, falsely attributed to John Meursius, has been among some called Christians. Of both, with a trifling hyberbole, it may be said: "Surely these books were written in hell, and the author of them must certainly be the devil."

Giving thanks to God — Even praises, as well as prayers, must ascend to God through this Mediator. We have no authority to say that God will accept even our thanksgiving, unless it ascend to him through Christ Jesus.