Colossians 1:7-9

King James Version

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

⁸Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

⁹For 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;

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Colossians 1:7-9

New International Version

⁷You learned it from Epaphras,^(A) our dear fellow servant,^[a] who is a faithful minister^(B) of Christ on our^[b] behalf, ⁸and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.^(C)

⁹For this reason, since the day we heard about you,^(D) we have not stopped praying for you.^(E) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will^(F) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,^[c]^(G)

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Footnotes

Colossians 1:7 Or slave
Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts your
Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding

Colossians 1:7-9

New King James Version

⁷as you also learned from ^(A)Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is ^(B)a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, ⁸who also declared to us your ^(C)love in the Spirit.

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⁹^(D)For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask ^(E)that you may be filled with ^(F)the knowledge of His will ^(G)in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

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