Colossians 1:4

Colossians 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
• New International Version (NIV)because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—
• English Standard Version (ESV)since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,
• New King James Version (NKJV)since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints;

Context of Colossians 1:4

2To the saints in Christ at Colossae, who are faithful brothers and sisters. Grace to you and peace from God our Father. 3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, for 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.

Colossians 1:4 word by word

ἀκούσαντες τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην ἣν ἔχετε εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Since we heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• of yourσύsu · youG4771
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• of the loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40

Cross-references for Colossians 1:4

• Colossians 1:9For 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,
• 2 Corinthians 7:7and not only by his arrival but also by the comfort he received from you. He told us about your deep longing, your sorrow, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
• Ephesians 1:15This is why, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
• 1 Thessalonians 3:6But now Timothy has come to us from you and brought us good news about your faith and love. He reported that you always have good memories of us and that you long to see us, as we also long to see you.
• 3 John 1:3For I was very glad when fellow believers came and testified to your fidelity to the truth — how you are walking in truth.
• Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:9About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.
• Philemon 1:5because I hear of your love for all the saints and the faith that you have in the Lord Jesus.
• 1 Peter 1:21Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
• 1 John 3:14We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death.
• 1 John 4:16And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
• Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you demonstrated for his name by serving the saints — and by continuing to serve them.

Commentaries on Colossians 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Since we heard of your faith - This is very similar to Ephesians 1:15. And it is certain that the apostle seems to have considered the Church at Ephesus, and that at Colassa to have been nearly in the same state, as the two epistles are very similar in their doctrine and phraseology.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus - To wit, by Epaphras, who had informed Paul of the steadfastness of their faith and love; Colossians 1:7-8. This does not prove that Paul had never been at Colossae, or that he did not establish the church there, for he uses a similar expression respecting the church at Ephesus Ephesians 1:15, of which he was undoubtedly the founder. The meaning is, that he had heard of their faith at that time, or of their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4All the saints (meaning holy ones): The New Testament calls all Christians saints. They are set apart by God as his holy people (3:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Since we heard--literally, "Having heard." The language implies that he had only heard of, and not seen, them (Col 2:1). Compare Ro 1:8, where like language is used of a Church which he had not at the time visited. love ... to all--the absent, as well as those present [Bengel].Read the comment

Topics related to Colossians 1:4

• Character
• Faith
• Intercession
• Love
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Christ, Jesus
• Colossians, Epistle to the
• Consist
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• Dominion
• Fill

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