Colossians 1:1-6
International Standard Version
Greetings from Paul
1 From:[a] Paul, an apostle of the Messiah[b] Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother.
2 To: The holy[c] and faithful brothers in Colossae who are in union with the Messiah.[d]
May grace and peace from God our Father[e] be yours!
Paul’s Prayer for the Colossians
3 We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,[f] praying always for you, 4 because we have heard about your faith in the Messiah[g] Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints, 5 based on the hope laid up for you in heaven. Some time ago you heard about this hope[h] through the word of truth, the gospel 6 that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and spreading all over the world, so it has been doing[i] among you from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth.
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- Colossians 1:1 The Gk. lacks From
- Colossians 1:1 Or Christ
- Colossians 1:2 Or to the saints
- Colossians 1:2 Or Christ
- Colossians 1:2 Other mss. read from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah
- Colossians 1:3 Or Christ
- Colossians 1:4 Or Christ
- Colossians 1:5 Lit. about it
- Colossians 1:6 The Gk. lacks it has been doing
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