New American Standard Bible 1995
Colossians 1:2-8
2To the 12saintsG40 and faithfulG4103 brethrenG80 in ChristG5547 who are at ColossaeG2857: 3GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from GodG2316 our FatherG3962.
34We giveG2168 thanksG2168 to GodG2316, 5the FatherG3962 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, prayingG4336 alwaysG3842 for you, 46since we heardG191 of your faithG4102 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 and the 7loveG26 whichG3739 you haveG2192 8for 9allG3956 the 10saintsG40; 5becauseG1223 of the 11hopeG1680 12laidG606 up for you in 13heavenG3772, of whichG3739 you previouslyG4257 14heardG4257 in the wordG3056 of truthG225, 15the gospelG2098 6which has comeG3918 to you, justG2531 as 1617in allG3956 the worldG2889 alsoG2532 it is constantly bearingG2592 18fruitG2592 and 19increasingG837, evenG2531 as it has been doing in you alsoG2532 sinceG575 the dayG2250 you 20heardG191 of it and 21understoodG1921 the graceG5485 of GodG2316 in truthG225; 7justG2531 as you learnedG3129 it from 22EpaphrasG1889, our 23belovedG27 fellowG4889 bond-servantG4889, whoG3739 is a faithfulG4103 servantG1249 of ChristG5547 on our behalfG5228, 8and he alsoG2532 informedG1213 us of your 24loveG26 in the SpiritG4151.
Notes
- 1. Colossians 1:2 Or holy ones ↩
- 2. Colossians 1:2 Acts 9:13 ↩
- 3. Colossians 1:2 Rom 1:7 ↩
- 4. Colossians 1:3 Rom 1:8 ↩
- 5. Colossians 1:3 Rom 15:6; 2 Cor 1:3 ↩
- 6. Colossians 1:4 Eph 1:15; Philem 5 ↩
- 7. Colossians 1:4 Gal 5:6 ↩
- 8. Colossians 1:4 Or toward ↩
- 9. Colossians 1:4 Eph 6:18 ↩
- 10. Colossians 1:4 Or holy ones ↩
- 11. Colossians 1:5 Acts 23:6 ↩
- 12. Colossians 1:5 2 Tim 4:8 ↩
- 13. Colossians 1:5 Lit the heavens ↩
- 14. Colossians 1:5 Eph 1:13 ↩
- 15. Colossians 1:5 Or of the gospel ↩
- 16. Colossians 1:6 Or it is in the world ↩
- 17. Colossians 1:6 Rom 10:18 ↩
- 18. Colossians 1:6 Rom 1:13 ↩
- 19. Colossians 1:6 Or spreading abroad ↩
- 20. Colossians 1:6 Eph 4:21 ↩
- 21. Colossians 1:6 Or came really to know ↩
- 22. Colossians 1:7 Col 4:12 ↩
- 23. Colossians 1:7 Col 4:7 ↩
- 24. Colossians 1:8 Rom 15:30 ↩
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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