Colossians 1:6
4 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
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,
8 and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
- WEB
- which has come to you, even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth,
- ASV
- which is come unto you; even as it is also in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as [it doth] in you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
- DARBY
- which are come to you, as [they are] in all the world, [and] are bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day ye heard [them] and knew indeed the grace of God, in truth:
- BLB
- the one being present unto you⁺, just as also in all the world it is bearing fruit and growing, just as also among you⁺ from the day you⁺ heard and knew the grace of God in truth,
- ÅB
- som er kommet til dere, slik som det og er i hele verden og bærer frukt og vokser som hos dere, fra den dag dere hørte det og lærte å kjenne Guds nåde i sannhet,
- OTB
- som har kommet til dere. På samme måte bærer evangeliet frukt og vokser over hele verden, akkurat som det har gjort blant dere siden den dagen dere hørte det og virkelig forstod Guds nåde.
- B1930
- som er kommet til eder, likesom det og er i hele verden og bærer frukt og vokser som hos eder, fra den dag I hørte det og lærte å kjenne Guds nåde i sannhet,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:11
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Read in contextColossians 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.
Read in context1 Peter 5:12
Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
Read in contextRomans 10:17–18
Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
Read in contextRomans 16:26
but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith —
Read in contextTitus 2:11–12
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
Read in contextMatthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
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