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because of the (A)hope (B)laid up 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 constantly bearing (E)fruit and [d]multiplying, just as it has been doing in you also since the day you (F)heard and [e]understood the grace of God in truth; just as you learned it from (G)Epaphras, our (H)beloved fellow slave, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,

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  1. Colossians 1:5 Lit the heavens
  2. Colossians 1:5 Or of the gospel
  3. Colossians 1:6 Or it is in the world
  4. Colossians 1:6 Or growing, cf. 2:19
  5. Colossians 1:6 Or came really to know

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 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. 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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  1. Colossians 1:7 Or slave
  2. Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts your