Colossians 1:3-14

3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

4for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints

5because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the word of truth, the gospel

6that has come to you. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world, just as it has among you since the day you heard it and came to truly appreciate God’s grace.

7You learned this from Epaphras, our dearly loved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf,

8and he has told us about your love in the Spirit.

9For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

10so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God,

11being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience, joyfully

12giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light.

13He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.

14In him we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.