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Colossians 1:4

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FaithLove for others

2 To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.

3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—

5 the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel

6 that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
KJV
Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
WEB
having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have toward all the saints,
ASV
having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints,
DARBY
having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which ye have towards all the saints,
BLB
having heard of your⁺ faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you⁺ have for all the saints,
ÅB
etter at vi har hørt om deres tro på Kristus Jesus og den kjærlighet som dere har til alle de hellige,
OTB
siden vi hørte om deres tro på Kristus Jesus og den kjærlighet dere har til alle de hellige—
B1930
efterat vi har hørt om eders tro på Kristus Jesus og den kjærlighet som I har til alle de hellige,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ephesians 1:15

    For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

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  • 2 Thessalonians 1:3

    We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 1:3

    and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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  • Hebrews 6:10

    For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

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  • Philemon 1:5

    because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.

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  • 3 John 1:3–4

    For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.

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  • 1 John 4:16

    And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

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  • Galatians 5:6

    For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.

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