For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

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the faith and love that spring from the hope(A) stored up for you in heaven(B) and about which you have already heard in the true message(C) of the gospel that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit(D) and growing throughout the whole world(E)—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace.

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because of (A)the hope (B)laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in (C)the word of the truth, the gospel, which has come to you, as indeed (D)in the whole world it is (E)bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you (F)heard it and understood (G)the grace of God in truth,

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because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the word of truth,(A) the gospel that has come to you. It is bearing fruit(B) and growing all over the world,(C) just as it has among you since the day you heard it and came to truly appreciate(D) God’s grace.[a](E)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:6 Or and truly recognized God’s grace

because of the (A)hope (B)laid up for you in [a]heaven, of which you previously (C)heard in the word of truth, [b]the gospel which has come to you, just as [c](D)in all the world also it is constantly bearing (E)fruit and [d]increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you (F)heard of it and [e]understood the grace of God in truth;

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  1. Colossians 1:5 Lit the heavens
  2. Colossians 1:5 Or of the gospel
  3. Colossians 1:6 Or it is in the world
  4. Colossians 1:6 Or spreading abroad
  5. Colossians 1:6 Or came really to know