Colossians 1:3-8

New King James Version

Their Faith in Christ

³^(A)We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, ⁴^(B)since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of ^(C)your love for all the saints; ⁵because of the hope ^(D)which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, ⁶which has come to you, ^(E)as it has also in all the world, and ^(F)is bringing forth ^[a]fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew ^(G)the grace of God in truth; ⁷as you also learned from ^(H)Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is ^(I)a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, ⁸who also declared to us your ^(J)love in the Spirit.

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Footnotes

Colossians 1:6 NU, M add and growing

ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΑΕΙΣ 1:3-8

1894 Scrivener New Testament

³ευχαριστουμεν τω θεω και πατρι του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου παντοτε περι υμων προσευχομενοι

⁴ακουσαντες την πιστιν υμων εν χριστω ιησου και την αγαπην την εις παντας τους αγιους

⁵δια την ελπιδα την αποκειμενην υμιν εν τοις ουρανοις ην προηκουσατε εν τω λογω της αληθειας του ευαγγελιου

⁶του παροντος εις υμας καθως και εν παντι τω κοσμω και εστιν καρποφορουμενον καθως και εν υμιν αφ ης ημερας ηκουσατε και επεγνωτε την χαριν του θεου εν αληθεια

⁷καθως και εμαθετε απο επαφρα του αγαπητου συνδουλου ημων ος εστιν πιστος υπερ υμων διακονος του χριστου

⁸ο και δηλωσας ημιν την υμων αγαπην εν πνευματι

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Colossians 1:3-8

Young's Literal Translation

³We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,

⁴having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that [is] to all the saints,

⁵because of the hope that is laid up for you in the heavens, which ye heard of before in the word of the truth of the good news,

⁶which is present to you, as also in all the world, and is bearing fruit, as also in you, from the day in which ye heard, and knew the grace of God in truth;

⁷as ye also learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant, who is for you a faithful ministrant of the Christ,

⁸who also did declare to us your love in the Spirit.

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Colossians 1:3-8

New American Standard Bible

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