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Colossians 1:8

Love for othersThe Holy Spirit

6 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:

7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge 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
and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
KJV
Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
WEB
who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
ASV
who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
DARBY
who has also manifested to us your love in [the] Spirit.
BLB
the one also having made known to us your⁺ love in the Spirit.
ÅB
han som også har fortalt oss om deres kjærlighet i Ånden.
OTB
og som også informerte oss om deres kjærlighet i Ånden.
B1930
han som også har fortalt oss om eders kjærlighet i Ånden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Romans 15:30

    Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

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  • 2 Timothy 1:7

    For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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  • Galatians 5:22

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

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  • Romans 5:5

    And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

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  • Colossians 1:4

    Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

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  • 1 Peter 1:22

    Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

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