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Colossians 1:5-7
Good News Translation
Colossians 1:5-7
Good News Translation
5 When the true message, the Good News, first came to you, you heard about the hope it offers. So your faith and love are based on what you hope for, which is kept safe for you in heaven. 6 The gospel keeps bringing blessings and is spreading throughout the world, just as it has among you ever since the day you first heard about the grace of God and came to know it as it really is. 7 (A)You learned of God's grace from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is Christ's faithful worker on our[a] behalf.
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Colossians 1:5-7
New International Version
Colossians 1:5-7
New International Version
5 the faith and love that spring from the hope(A) stored up for you in heaven(B) and about which you have already heard in the true message(C) of the gospel 6 that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit(D) and growing throughout the whole world(E)—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. 7 You learned it from Epaphras,(F) our dear fellow servant,[a] who is a faithful minister(G) of Christ on our[b] behalf,
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- Colossians 1:7 Or slave
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