Colossians 1:1-7
New American Standard Bible
3We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints;
5because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel
6which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is bearing fruit and increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth;
7just as you learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,
King James Version
Chapter 1
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, 2To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
5For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
6Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
7As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
Christian Standard Bible
3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
4for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints
5because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the word of truth, the gospel
6that has come to you. It is bearing fruit and growing all over the world, just as it has among you since the day you heard it and came to truly appreciate God's grace.
7You learned this from Epaphras, our dearly loved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf,
New Living Translation
3We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
4For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God’s people,
5which come from your confident hope of what God has reserved for you in heaven. You have had this expectation ever since you first heard the truth of the Good News.
English Standard Version
3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
4since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,
5because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,
6which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth,
7just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf
New International Version
3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
4because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God's people--
5the 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
6that 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.
7You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
New King James Version
3We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints;
5because 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,
6which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
7as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf,