Colossians 1:29

Whereunto I also labour,.... In the word and doctrine, by preaching Christ, warning sinners of their danger, teaching them the way of salvation, and their duty; with this view, that, in thee great day…

Whereunto I also labour - See the notes at 1Co 15:10. Striving - Greek agonizing. He taxed all his energies to accomplish this, as the wrestlers strove for the mastery in the Grecian games. According…

Whereunto I also labor - In order to accomplish this end, I labor with the utmost zeal and earnestness; and with all that strength with which God has most powerfully furnished me. Whoever considers…

Here is a summary of the doctrine of the gospel concerning the great work of our redemption by Christ. It comes in here not as the matter of a sermon, but as the matter of a thanksgiving; for our…

also i.e. "actually," "as a matter of fact."

labour The Greek verb denotes toil even to weariness. It (or its cognate noun) occurs e.g. 1Co 15:10; 1Co 15:58; Gal 4:11; Php 2:16; 1Th 1:3; 1Th 5:12; 1Ti…