Colossians 1:3-8

New American Standard Bible 1995

^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]increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you ^(K)heard of it and ^[g]understood the grace of God in truth; ⁷ just as you learned it from ^(L)Epaphras, our ^(M)beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, ⁸ and he also informed us of your ^(N)love in the Spirit.