Parallel Bible results for "Colossians 1:3-8"

Colossians 1:3-8

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3 In our prayers for you we always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
4 for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,
4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—
5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel
5 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
6 that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and growing in the whole world, so it has been bearing fruit among yourselves from the day you heard it and truly comprehended the grace of God.
6 that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace.
7 This you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf,
7 You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
8 and he has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
8 and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
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