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