Colossians 1:2-12

New American Standard Bible

² To the ^[a](A)saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who are at Colossae: ^(B)Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

^3 (C)We ^[b]give thanks to God, ^(D)the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, ^4 (E)since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the ^(F)love which you have ^[c]for ^(G)all the ^[d]saints; ⁵ because of the ^(H)hope ^(I)reserved for you in ^[e]heaven, of which you previously ^(J)heard in the word of truth, ^[f]the gospel ⁶ which has come to you, just as ^[g](K)in all the world also it is bearing ^(L)fruit and ^[h]increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you ^(M)heard it and ^[i]understood the grace of God in truth; ⁷ just as you learned it from ^(N)Epaphras, our ^(O)beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, ⁸ and he also informed us of your ^(P)love in the Spirit.

⁹ For this reason we also, ^(Q)since the day we heard about it, ^(R)have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the ^[j](S)knowledge of His will in all spiritual ^(T)wisdom and understanding, ¹⁰ so that you will ^(U)walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, ^[k](V)to please Him in all respects, ^(W)bearing fruit in every good work and ^[l]increasing in the ^[m]knowledge of God; ^11 (X)strengthened with all power, according to ^[n]His glorious might, ^[o]for the attaining of all perseverance and ^[p]patience; ^(Y)joyously ¹² giving thanks to ^(Z)the Father, who has qualified us ^[q]to share in ^(AA)the inheritance of the ^[r]saints in ^(AB)light.