感恩與禱告

3-4 我們聽說了你們對基督耶穌的信心和對眾聖徒的愛心,為你們禱告的時候,常常感謝我們主耶穌基督的父上帝。 你們能有這樣的信心和愛心是因為那給你們存在天上的盼望,就是你們從前從福音真道中聽到的盼望。 這福音不但傳到了你們那裡,也傳到了世界各地,並且開花結果,信主的人數不斷增長,正如你們當初聽了福音,因為明白真理而認識上帝的恩典後的情形。 這福音是你們從我們親愛的同工以巴弗那裡得知的。他代表我們[a]作基督的忠僕, 並把聖靈賜給你們的愛心告訴了我們。

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Footnotes

  1. 1·7 我們」有古卷作「你們」。

当我们为你们祈祷时,总是感谢上帝,即我们的主耶稣基督之父, 因为我们听说了你们对基督耶稣的信仰,听说了你们对所有上帝圣民的爱。 你们之所以如此,是因为在天堂里为你们存有希望。你们初次听到这希望,是通过真正的信息,就是已经传播给你们的福音。福音在全世界获得了收获并日益得以流传,就如自从你们听到上帝的恩典,并且真正地理解了它的本来面目那天起,在你们中间获得了收获一样。 你们从我们亲爱的同事以巴弗那里听到了上帝的恩典,他代表我们,是基督的忠实仆人。 他还告诉了我们你们因受圣灵的激励而产生爱心的消息。

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Thanksgiving and Prayer

We always thank God,(A) the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love(B) you have for all God’s people(C) the faith and love that spring from the hope(D) stored up for you in heaven(E) and about which you have already heard in the true message(F) of the gospel that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit(G) and growing throughout the whole world(H)—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. You learned it from Epaphras,(I) our dear fellow servant,[a] who is a faithful minister(J) of Christ on our[b] behalf, and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:7 Or slave
  2. Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts your

We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

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:

As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

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