(A)We [a]give thanks to God, (B)the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, (C)since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the (D)love which you have [b]for (E)all the [c]saints; because 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 which 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; just as you learned it from (L)Epaphras, our (M)beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, and he also informed us of your (N)love in the Spirit.

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  1. Colossians 1:3 Or always give...praying for you
  2. Colossians 1:4 Or toward
  3. Colossians 1:4 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  4. Colossians 1:5 Lit the heavens
  5. Colossians 1:5 Or of the gospel
  6. Colossians 1:6 Or it is in all the world also, bearing
  7. Colossians 1:6 Or spreading abroad
  8. Colossians 1:6 Or came to fully know

Thanksgiving for the Colossian Believers

We give thanks always to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ when we[a] pray for you, since we[b] heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, which you have heard about beforehand in the word of truth, the gospel, that has come to you, just as also in all the world it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as also among you from the day you heard about and understood the grace of God in truth, just as you learned it[c] from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,[d] who also made clear to us your love in the Spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:3 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“pray”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Colossians 1:4 Here “since” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard about”) which is understood as causal
  3. Colossians 1:7 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts have “on your behalf”