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Thanksgiving and Prayer
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We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
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Colossians 1:3 in Other Translations
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We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
ESV
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We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
NLT
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We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
MSG
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Our prayers for you are always spilling over into thanksgivings. We can't quit thanking God our Father and Jesus our Messiah for you!
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We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
Colossians 1:3 In-Context
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
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To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.
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We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
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because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—
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the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel
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Romans 1:8
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