Colossians 1:1-8 ▼

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy, the brother,

2 to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father.

3 We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints,

5 because of the hope laid up for you in Heaven, of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the Gospel,

6 which is present among you, even as it is in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as it does in you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

7 even as ye learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant, who is for us a faithful minister of Christ,

8 who also made known to us your love in the Spirit.