American Standard Version
Colossians 1:5
5because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,
Colossians 1:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
- New International Version (NIV)the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel
- English Standard Version (ESV)because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,
- New King James Version (NKJV)because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,
Context of Colossians 1:5
3We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints, because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, 6which 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; 7even as ye learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
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διὰ τὴν ἐλπίδα τὴν ἀποκειμένην ὑμῖν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς ἣν προηκούσατε ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τῆς ἀληθείας τοῦ εὐαγγελίουRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Colossians 1:5
- Colossians 1:23if so be that ye continue in the faith, grounded and stedfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven; whereof I Paul was made a minister.
- Acts 23:6But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees: touching the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
- Acts 24:15having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there shall be a resurrection both of the just and unjust.
- Acts 26:6And now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers;
- 1 Corinthians 13:13But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
- 1 Corinthians 15:19If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.
- Galatians 5:5For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
- Ephesians 1:18having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
- Hebrews 7:19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through which we draw nigh unto God.
- 1 Peter 3:15but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:
- 1 John 3:3And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
- Psalms 31:19Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men!
- Matthew 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:
- Luke 12:33Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.
- 2 Timothy 4:8henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.
Commentaries on Colossians 1:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven - That is, “I give thanks that there is such a hope laid up for you.” The evidence which he had that this hope was theirs, was founded on the faith and love to the saints which he heard they had evinced. He fully believed that where there was such faith and love, there was a well-founded hope of heaven. The word “hope” here is used, as it often is, for the thing hoped for. The object of hope - to wit…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The confident hope of the Colossian Christians provides a strong base for their faith and love (1:4). What God has reserved for believers has not yet been fully revealed, but it already exists in heaven.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. For--to be joined with the words immediately preceding: "The love which ye have to all the saints because of (literally, 'on account of') the hope," &c. The hope of eternal life will never be in us an inactive principle but will always produce "love." This passage is abused by Romanists, as if the hope of salvation depended upon works. A false argument. It does not follow that our hope is founded on our works because we are strongly stimulated to live…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Colossians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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