Colossians 1:3-8
Legacy Standard Bible
3 (A)We 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 [a]for (E)all the [b]saints, 5 because of the (F)hope (G)laid up for you in [c]heaven, of which you previously (H)heard in the word of truth, [d]the gospel 6 which has come to you, just as [e](I)in all the world also it is constantly bearing (J)fruit and [f]multiplying, just as it has been doing in you also since the day you (K)heard and [g]understood the grace of God in truth; 7 just as you learned it from (L)Epaphras, our (M)beloved fellow slave, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, 8 who also informed us of your (N)love in the Spirit.
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- Colossians 1:4 Or toward
- Colossians 1:4 Or holy ones
- Colossians 1:5 Lit the heavens
- Colossians 1:5 Or of the gospel
- Colossians 1:6 Or it is in the world
- Colossians 1:6 Or growing, cf. 2:19
- Colossians 1:6 Or came really to know
Colossians 1:3-8
Common English Bible
Thanksgiving and prayer for the Colossians
3 We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you. 4 We’ve done this since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all God’s people. 5 You have this faith and love because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You previously heard about this hope through the true message, the good news, 6 which has come to you. This message has been bearing fruit and growing among you since the day you heard and truly understood God’s grace, in the same way that it is bearing fruit and growing in the whole world. 7 You learned it from Epaphras, who is the fellow slave we love and Christ’s faithful minister for your sake. 8 He informed us of your love in the Spirit.
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