Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Since we heard—literally, "Having heard." The language implies that he had only heard of, and not seen, them (Colossians 2:1). Compare Romans 1:8, where like language is used of a Church which he had not at the time visited.
love . . . to all—the absent, as well as those present [BENGEL].
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Colossians 1:4:
Romans 1:9
Colossians 1:3
Colossians 1:5
Colossians 1:8
Colossians 1:9
Colossians 2:1
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