Colossians 1:2-8
English Standard Version
2 To the (A)saints and faithful brothers[a] in Christ at Colossae:
(B)Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 (C)We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of (D)your faith in Christ Jesus and of (E)the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of (F)the hope (G)laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in (H)the word of the truth, the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as indeed (I)in the whole world it is (J)bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you (K)heard it and understood (L)the grace of God in truth, 7 just as you learned it from (M)Epaphras our beloved (N)fellow servant.[b] He is (O)a faithful minister of Christ on your[c] behalf 8 and has made known to us your (P)love in the Spirit.
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- Colossians 1:2 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
- Colossians 1:7 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word sundoulos, see Preface
- Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts our
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