1. What provoked the prayers that Paul offered for the Colossians? ( vs. 3-4).

2. Whence came their hope "laid up for you in the heavens?" (vs. 5 )

3. Where all had that been preached, and to what effect? (vs. 6)

4. What was his prayer on their behalf? (vs. 9-11).

5. For what did he thank the Father? (vs. 12-13 ).

6. We were delivered out of what? ____________________ Into what? ______________

7. In whom do we have our redemption? (vs. 14 ).

8. What is the relation of Jesus to God? (vs. 15 )

9. What is the relation of Jesus to creation? (vs. 15-17 ).

10. What is the relation of Jesus to the church? (vs. 18 )

11. To what end do these relationships exist? ( vs. 18 ).

12. What was God’s good pleasure concerning Jesus? (vs. 19-20)

13. What was our past relation to God, and why? (vs. 21).

14. How are we reconciled? (vs. 20, 22).

15. What must we do to be presented holy and without blemish and unreprovable?(vs. 23)

16. In what did Paul rejoice? (vs. 24)

17. For whose benefit did he suffer? (vs. 24)

18. What did God do with the mystery and how? (vs. 26-27)

19. What was the mystery? (vs. 25-26)

20. What was the desired effect of Paul’s labor in proclaiming Christ? (vs. 28-29)