Colossians 1:7-9

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁷ This you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant.^[a] He is a faithful minister of Christ on your^[b] behalf, ⁸ and he has made known to us your love in the Spirit.

⁹ For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God’s^[c] will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,