because of the (A)hope (B)reserved for you in [a]heaven, of which you previously (C)heard in the word of truth, [b]the gospel which has come to you, just as [c](D)in all the world also it is bearing (E)fruit and [d]increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you (F)heard it and [e]understood the grace of God in truth; just as you learned it from (G)Epaphras, our (H)beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:5 Lit the heavens
  2. Colossians 1:5 Or of the gospel
  3. Colossians 1:6 Or it is in all the world also, bearing
  4. Colossians 1:6 Or spreading abroad
  5. Colossians 1:6 Or came to fully know

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