Colossians 1:2-8
2To the asaints and faithful brothers ▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church
in Christ at Colossae: cGrace to you and peace from God our Father.
Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 dWe always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4since we heard of eyour faith in Christ Jesus and of fthe love that you have for all the saints, 5because of gthe hope hlaid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in ithe word of the truth, the gospel, 6which has come to you, as indeed jin the whole world it is kbearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you lheard it and understood mthe grace of God in truth, 7just as you learned it from nEpaphras our beloved ofellow servant. ▼▼Greek fellow bondservant
He is qa faithful minister of Christ on your ▼▼Some manuscripts our
behalf 8and has made known to us your slove in the Spirit.
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