11Paul, 2an apostle of JesusChrist[a]3by the will of God, and 4Timothy[b]our brother,
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To the [c]5saints and faithfulbrethren in Christ who are at Colossae: 6Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
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7We givethanks to God, 8the Father of our LordJesusChrist, prayingalways for you,
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9since we heard of your faith in ChristJesus and the 10lovewhich you have[d]for 11all the [e]saints;
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because of the 12hope13laid up for you in [f]heaven, of which you previously14heard in the word of truth, [g]the gospel
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which has come to you, just as [h]15in all the worldalso it is constantly bearing16fruit and [i]increasing, even as it has been doing in you alsosince the day you 17heard of it and [j]understood the grace of God in truth;
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just as you learned it from 18Epaphras, our 19belovedfellowbond-servant, who is a faithfulservant of Christ on our behalf,