Colossians 1:29

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for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

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Colossae was a city in the Lycus Valley of Asia Minor (modern western Turkey), home to a Christian congregation likely influenced by surrounding religious ideas. Paul’s statement about laboring through Christ’s power addresses believers there, emphasizing that ministry depends on God’s effective strength rather than human ability.

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Colossians 1:29 mentions Colossae.