Verse 4
Colossians 1:4
Free Bible Version
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because of the hope prepared for you in heaven. You already heard about this in the good news, the message of truth
Original Language Text
greek
ἀκούσαντες τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην ⸂ἣν ἔχετε⸃ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους
English Translation
Hearing of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints.
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Chapter 1 Context
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This letter comes from Paul, an apostle of Christ Yashua (Jesus) according to the will of God (Elohi...
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To the believers and trusting Christians at Colossae: May you have grace and peace from God (Elohim)...
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We are always thankful to God (Elohim) the Father of our Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ for you, and pra...
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because of the hope prepared for you in heaven. You already heard about this in the good news, the m...
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that came to you just as it has gone throughout the whole world, spreading widely and bringing resul...
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Our dear friend and fellow-worker Epaphras, who is a trustworthy minister of Christ on our behalf, t...
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Because of this we haven't stopped praying for you from the time we heard about you, asking God (Elo...
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That way you'll live lives that rightly represent the Lord and please him, producing all kinds of go...
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May you be made powerfully strong by his wonderful strength, having great patience and endurance.
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May you happily praise the Father, who has made it possible for us to share in the inheritance of Go...
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He rescued us from the tyranny of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
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The Son is the visible image of the invisible God (Elohim). He was before all creation,
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for everything was created through him—in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, empires, ruler...
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He existed before everything, and he holds everything together.
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He is also the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, having the highest position of tho...
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God (Elohim) was pleased to have his full nature live in him,
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and through him brought back everything in the universe to himself, since he made peace through the...
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You once were alienated from God (Elohim), enemies in the way you thought and the way you acted,
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but now he has reconciled you through his dying human body, bringing you into his presence where you...
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But your trust in him must continue rock-solid and immovable. Don't be shaken from the hope of the g...
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I'm happy to have trouble for your sake, for by means of what happens to me physically I'm part of C...
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22
I serve the church following the direction God (Elohim) gave me about you, to present fully the word...
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23
This is the mystery that was hidden down through the ages and for many generations, but it's now bee...
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God (Elohim) wanted to make known to them the glorious wealth of this mystery to the nations: Christ...
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We're telling everyone about him, instructing and teaching them in the best way we know how so that...
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That's what I'm working for too, making every effort as I rely on his strength which is powerfully a...
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