New American Standard Bible 1995
Colossians 1:3-8
31We giveG2168 thanksG2168 to GodG2316, 2the FatherG3962 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, prayingG4336 alwaysG3842 for you, 43since we heardG191 of your faithG4102 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 and the 4loveG26 whichG3739 you haveG2192 5for 6allG3956 the 7saintsG40; 5becauseG1223 of the 8hopeG1680 9laidG606 up for you in 10heavenG3772, of whichG3739 you previouslyG4257 11heardG4257 in the wordG3056 of truthG225, 12the gospelG2098 6which has comeG3918 to you, justG2531 as 1314in allG3956 the worldG2889 alsoG2532 it is constantly bearingG2592 15fruitG2592 and 16increasingG837, evenG2531 as it has been doing in you alsoG2532 sinceG575 the dayG2250 you 17heardG191 of it and 18understoodG1921 the graceG5485 of GodG2316 in truthG225; 7justG2531 as you learnedG3129 it from 19EpaphrasG1889, our 20belovedG27 fellowG4889 bond-servantG4889, whoG3739 is a faithfulG4103 servantG1249 of ChristG5547 on our behalfG5228, 8and he alsoG2532 informedG1213 us of your 21loveG26 in the SpiritG4151.
Notes
- 1. Colossians 1:3 Rom 1:8 ↩
- 2. Colossians 1:3 Rom 15:6; 2 Cor 1:3 ↩
- 3. Colossians 1:4 Eph 1:15; Philem 5 ↩
- 4. Colossians 1:4 Gal 5:6 ↩
- 5. Colossians 1:4 Or toward ↩
- 6. Colossians 1:4 Eph 6:18 ↩
- 7. Colossians 1:4 Or holy ones ↩
- 8. Colossians 1:5 Acts 23:6 ↩
- 9. Colossians 1:5 2 Tim 4:8 ↩
- 10. Colossians 1:5 Lit the heavens ↩
- 11. Colossians 1:5 Eph 1:13 ↩
- 12. Colossians 1:5 Or of the gospel ↩
- 13. Colossians 1:6 Or it is in the world ↩
- 14. Colossians 1:6 Rom 10:18 ↩
- 15. Colossians 1:6 Rom 1:13 ↩
- 16. Colossians 1:6 Or spreading abroad ↩
- 17. Colossians 1:6 Eph 4:21 ↩
- 18. Colossians 1:6 Or came really to know ↩
- 19. Colossians 1:7 Col 4:12 ↩
- 20. Colossians 1:7 Col 4:7 ↩
- 21. 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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