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Colossians 1:5
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Their Faith in Christ

3 aWe give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,  
4 asince we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of byour love for all the saints;  
5 because of the hope awhich is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,  
6 which has come to you, aas it has also in all the world, and bis bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew cthe grace of God in truth;  
7 as you also learned from aEpaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is ba faithful minister of Christ on your behalf,  
8 who also declared to us your alove in the Spirit.  

Preeminence of Christ

9 aFor this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask bthat you may be filled with cthe knowledge of His will din all wisdom and spiritual understanding;  
10 athat you may walk worthy of the Lord, bfully pleasing Him, cbeing fruitful in every good work and increasing in the dknowledge of God;  
11 astrengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, bfor all patience and longsuffering cwith joy;  
12 agiving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of bthe inheritance of the saints in the light.  
Verse Comparison: Colossians 1:5

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American Standard Version
because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

Amplified® Bible
Because of the hope [of experiencing what is] laid up (reserved and waiting) for you in heaven. Of this [hope] you heard in the past in the message of the truth of the Gospel,

Contemporary English Version
because what you hope for is kept safe for you in heaven. You first heard about this hope when you believed the true message, which is the good news.

Darby English Version
on account of the hope which [is] laid up for you in the heavens; of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the glad tidings,

Good News Bible
When the true message, the Good News, first came to you, you heard about the hope it offers. So your faith and love are based on what you hope for, which is kept safe for you in heaven.

International Standard Version
based on the hope laid up for you in heaven. Some time ago you heard about this hope in the word of truth, the gospel

King James Version
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

New American Standard Bible
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel

New International Version
the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel

New King James Version
because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel

Young's Literal Translation
because of the hope that is laid up for you in the heavens, which ye heard of before in the word of the truth of the good news,


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