Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people— New Living Translation For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God’s people, English Standard Version since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, Berean Standard Bible because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints— Berean Literal Bible having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have toward all the saints, King James Bible Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, New King James Version since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; New American Standard Bible since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints; NASB 1995 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints; NASB 1977 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints; Legacy Standard Bible since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints, Amplified Bible for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus [how you lean on Him with absolute confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness], and of the [unselfish] love which you have for all the saints (God’s people); Christian Standard Bible for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints Holman Christian Standard Bible for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints American Standard Version having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints, Aramaic Bible in Plain English Behold, from the time we heard of your faith in Yeshua The Messiah and your love for all The Holy Ones, Contemporary English Version We have heard of your faith in Christ and of your love for all God's people, Douay-Rheims Bible Hearing your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which you have towards all the saints. English Revised Version having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints, GOD'S WORD® Translation We thank God because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God's people. Good News Translation For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all God's people. International Standard Version because we have heard about your faith in the Messiah Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints, Literal Standard Version having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that [is] to all the holy ones, Majority Standard Bible because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints— New American Bible for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the holy ones NET Bible since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints. New Revised Standard Version for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, New Heart English Bible having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints, Webster's Bible Translation Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, Weymouth New Testament because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you cherish towards all God's people, World English Bible having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have toward all the saints, Young's Literal Translation having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that is to all the saints, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Thanksgiving and Prayer3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints— 5the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel… Cross References Galatians 3:26 You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love. Ephesians 1:15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, Ephesians 6:18 Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints. Colossians 1:9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, Philemon 1:5 because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints. Treasury of Scripture Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have to all the saints, we. Colossians 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 2 Corinthians 7:7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more. Ephesians 1:15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, faith. Galatians 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 1 Thessalonians 4:9,10 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another… the love. Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. Jump to Previous Cherish Christ Faith God's Heard Hearing Jesus Love Saints TowardsJump to Next Cherish Christ Faith God's Heard Hearing Jesus Love Saints TowardsColossians 1 1. After salutation Paul thanks God for the Colossians' faith;7. confirms the doctrine of Epaphras; 9. prays further for their increase in grace; 14. describes the supremacy of Christ; 21. encourages them to receive Jesus Christ, and commends his own ministry. Verse 4. - Having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have (ἤν ἔχετε, Revised Text) toward all the saints (Ephesians 1:15, B.V.; Philemon 1:5, R.V.; 1 Thessalonians 4:9, 10; 1 John 3:23 2John 4 3John 3, 4). "Having heard "more immediately from Epaphras (vers. 8, 9). Note the characteristic recurrence of this word: he had heard of their faith and love, as they had heard before the word of truth (ver. 5); from the day they had heard they had borne fruit (ver. 6), and he, in return,from the day he heard of it, had not ceased to pray for them (ver. 9); see note on ver. 8; and comp. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 and 1 Thessalonians 2:2 with 1 Thessalonians 3:6 (Greek). "In Christ Jesus" is attached to "faith" (as to "brethren" in ver. 2) so closely as to form with it a single idea; to be "in Christ Jesus" is of the very essence of this faith and brotherhood. "Faith in Christ," "believe in Christ," in our English Bible, commonly represent a different Greek preposition, εἰς (literally, into or unto Christ); only in the pastoral Epistles and in Ephesians 1:15 - not in Galatians 3:26 (see Lightfoot) or Romans 3:25 (see Meyer or Beet) - do we find, as here, πίστις ἐν Ξριστῷ. In Christ faith rests, finding its abiding ground and element of life. In the Epistles of this period the Christian state appears chiefly as "life in Christ;" rather than, as in the earlier letters, as "salvation through Christ" (comp. e.g. Romans 5. and Colossians 2:9-15). The "love" of the Colossians evokes thanksgiving, as that which they have "toward all the saints;" for as the Church extended Christian love needed to be more catholic (ver. 6; Colossians 3:11), and Colossian error in particular tended to exclusiveness and caste feeling (see note on ver. 28). The iteration of "all" in this Epistle is remarkable. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek because we have heard aboutἀκούσαντες (akousantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. faith πίστιν (pistin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Christ Χριστῷ (Christō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. Jesus Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. your ἔχετε (echete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. love ἀγάπην (agapēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast. for εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. all πάντας (pantas) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. saints, ἁγίους (hagious) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. 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