Colossians 1:4-8

4since we heard of ayour faith in Christ Jesus and of bthe love that you have for all the saints, 5because of cthe hope dlaid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in ethe word of the truth, the gospel, 6which has come to you, as indeed fin the whole world it is gbearing fruit and increasingas it also does among you, since the day you hheard it and understood ithe grace of God in truth, 7just as you learned it from jEpaphras our beloved kfellow servant.
Greek  fellow bondservant
He is ma faithful minister of Christ on your
Some manuscripts our
behalf
8and has made known to us your olove in the Spirit.

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