Colossians 1:5

Hope Heaven and the new creation Faith Love for others

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

⁴ because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—

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.

⁷ You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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
KJV: For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
WEB: because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News
ASV: because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,
DARBY: on account of the hope which [is] laid up for you in the heavens; of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the glad tidings,
BLB: because of the hope being laid up for you⁺ in the heavens, which you⁺ heard of before in the word of truth, the gospel,

ÅB: for det håps skyld som er gjemt for dere i himlene, som dere forut har hørt om ved sannhetens ord i evangeliet,
OTB: på grunn av håpet som er reservert for dere i himmelen, som dere allerede har hørt om i det sanne budskapet om evangeliet
B1930: for det håps skyld som er gjemt for eder i himlene, som I forut har hørt om ved sannhetens ord i evangeliet,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Peter 1:3–4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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Ephesians 1:13
And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
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2 Timothy 4:8
From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
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Titus 1:2
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
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Colossians 1:27
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
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1 Peter 2:2
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
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1 Corinthians 15:19
If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.
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Colossians 1:23
if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
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