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Colossians 1:3-8
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Thanksgiving

3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints 5 because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the word of truth,(A) the gospel 6 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) 7 You learned this from Epaphras,(F) our dearly loved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ(G) on your[b] behalf, 8 and he has told us about your love in the Spirit.(H)

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  1. 1:6 Or and truly recognized God’s grace
  2. 1:7 Other mss read our
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Colossians 1:3-8
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Paul’s Prayer for the Colossians

3 We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,[a] praying always for you, 4 because we have heard about your faith in the Messiah[b] Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints, 5 based on the hope laid up for you in heaven. Some time ago you heard about this hope[c] through the word of truth, the gospel 6 that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and spreading all over the world, so it has been doing[d] among you from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth. 7 You learned about this gospel[e] from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of the Messiah[f] on your[g] behalf. 8 He has told us about your love in the Spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:3 Or Christ
  2. Colossians 1:4 Or Christ
  3. Colossians 1:5 Lit. about it
  4. Colossians 1:6 The Gk. lacks it has been doing
  5. Colossians 1:7 Lit. Just as you learned
  6. Colossians 1:7 Or Christ
  7. Colossians 1:7 Other mss. read our
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