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Colossians 1:4-11

41since we heardG191 of your faithG4102 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 and the 2loveG26 whichG3739 you haveG2192 3for 4allG3956 the 5saintsG40; 5becauseG1223 of the 6hopeG1680 7reservedG606 for you in 8heavenG3772, of whichG3739 you previouslyG4257 9heardG4257 in the wordG3056 of truthG225, 10the gospelG2098 6which has comeG3918 to you, justG2531 asG2531 1112in allG3956 the worldG2889 alsoG2532 it is bearingG2592 13fruitG2592 and 14increasingG837, evenG2531G2532 asG2531 it has been doing in you alsoG2532 sinceG575 the dayG2250 you 15heardG191 it and 16understoodG1921 the graceG5485 of GodG2316 in truthG225; 7justG2531 asG2531 you learnedG3129 it from 17EpaphrasG1889, our 18belovedG27 fellowG4889 bond-servantG4889, whoG3739 is a faithfulG4103 servantG1249 of ChristG5547 onG5228 our behalfG5228, 8and he alsoG2532 informedG1213 us of your 19loveG26 in the SpiritG4151.

9For thisG3778 reasonG1223 we alsoG2532, 20sinceG575 the dayG2250 we heardG191 about it, 21have not ceasedG3973 prayingG4336 for you and askingG154 that you may be filledG4137 with the 2223knowledgeG1922 of His willG2307 in allG3956 spiritualG4152 24wisdomG4678 and understandingG4907, 10so that you will 25walkG4043 inG516 aG516 mannerG516 worthyG516 of the LordG2962, 2627to pleaseG699 Him in allG3956 respectsG3956, 28bearingG2592 fruitG2592 in everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041 and 29increasingG837 in the 30knowledgeG1922 of GodG2316; 1131strengthenedG1412 with allG3956 powerG1411, accordingG2596 to 32His gloriousG1391 mightG2904, 33for the attaining of allG3956 perseveranceG5281 and 34patienceG3115; 35joyouslyG3326G5479

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 1:4 Eph 1:15; Philem 5 ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 1:4 Gal 5:6 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 1:4 Or toward ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 1:4 Eph 6:18 ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 1:4 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 1:5 Acts 23:6 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 1:5 2 Tim 4:8 ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 1:5 Lit the heavens ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 1:5 Eph 1:13 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 1:5 Or of the gospel ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 1:6 Or it is in all the world also, bearing ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 1:6 Rom 10:18 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 1:6 Rom 1:13 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 1:6 Or spreading abroad ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 1:6 Eph 4:21 ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 1:6 Or came to fully know ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 1:7 Col 4:12 ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 1:7 Col 4:7 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 1:8 Rom 15:30 ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 1:9 Col 1:4 ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 1:9 Eph 1:16 ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 1:9 Or real knowledge ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 1:9 Phil 1:9 ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 1:9 Eph 1:17 ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 1:10 Eph 4:1 ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 1:10 Lit unto all pleasing ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 1:10 Eph 5:10 ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 1:10 Rom 1:13 ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 1:10 Or growing by the knowledge ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 1:10 Or real knowledge ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 1:11 1 Cor 16:13 ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 1:11 Lit the might of His glory ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 1:11 Lit unto all ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 1:11 Or patience with joy ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 1:11 Eph 4:2 ↩

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