which has come to you, just as [a](A)in all the world also it is constantly bearing (B)fruit and [b]increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you (C)heard of it and [c]understood the grace of God in truth; just as you learned it from (D)Epaphras, our (E)beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, and he also informed us of your (F)love in the Spirit.

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  1. Colossians 1:6 Or it is in the world
  2. Colossians 1:6 Or spreading abroad
  3. Colossians 1:6 Or came really to know

that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit(A) and growing throughout the whole world(B)—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,(C) our dear fellow servant,[a] who is a faithful minister(D) of Christ on our[b] behalf, and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.(E)

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