Colossians 1:5

New Century Version

You have this faith and love because of your hope, and what you hope for is kept safe for you in heaven. You learned about this hope when you heard the message about the truth, the Good News

Cross References

Ephesians 1:13

So it is with you. When you heard the true teaching—the Good News about your salvation—you believed in Christ. And in Christ, God put his special mark of ownership on you by giving you the Holy Spirit that he had promised.

2 Timothy 4:8

Now, a crown is being held for me—a crown for being right with God. The Lord, the judge who judges rightly, will give the crown to me on that day—not only to me but to all those who have waited with love for him to come again.

Titus 1:2

That faith and that knowledge come from the hope for life forever, which God promised to us before time began. And God cannot lie.

Colossians 1:27

God decided to let his people know this rich and glorious secret which he has for all people. This secret is Christ himself, who is in you. He is our only hope for glory.

1 Peter 2:2

As newborn babies want milk, you should want the pure and simple teaching. By it you can mature in your salvation,

Colossians 1:23

This will happen if you continue strong and sure in your faith. You must not be moved away from the hope brought to you by the Good News that you heard. That same Good News has been told to everyone in the world, and I, Paul, help in preaching that Good News.

1 Corinthians 15:19

If our hope in Christ is for this life only, we should be pitied more than anyone else in the world.

Hebrews 7:19

The law of Moses could not make anything perfect. But now a better hope has been given to us, and with this hope we can come near to God.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

Also, we always thank God because when you heard his message from us, you accepted it as the word of God, not the words of humans. And it really is God’s message which works in you who believe.

1 John 3:3

Christ is pure, and all who have this hope in Christ keep themselves pure like Christ.

Galatians 5:5

But we have the true hope that comes from being made right with God, and by the Spirit we wait eagerly for this hope.

2 Corinthians 5:19

God was in Christ, making peace between the world and himself. In Christ, God did not hold the world guilty of its sins. And he gave us this message of peace.

Acts 23:6

Some of the men in the meeting were Sadducees, and others were Pharisees. Knowing this, Paul shouted to them, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, and my father was a Pharisee. I am on trial here because I believe that people will rise from the dead.”

1 Peter 3:15

But respect Christ as the holy Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to answer everyone who asks you to explain about the hope you have,

1 Corinthians 13:13

So these three things continue forever: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love.

Acts 24:15

I have the same hope in God that they have—the hope that all people, good and bad, will surely be raised from the dead.

Psalm 31:19

How great is your goodness that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you have given to those who trust you. You do this for all to see.

1 Timothy 1:15

What I say is true, and you should fully accept it: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father encourage you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say. God loved us, and through his grace he gave us a good hope and encouragement that continues forever.

Colossians 3:16

Let the teaching of Christ live in you richly. Use all wisdom to teach and instruct each other by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Romans 10:8

This is what the Scripture says: “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart.” That is the teaching of faith that we are telling.

Acts 10:36

You know the message that God has sent to the people of Israel is the Good News that peace has come through Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Lord of all people!

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Get for yourselves purses that will not wear out, the treasure in heaven that never runs out, where thieves can’t steal and moths can’t destroy.

Acts 13:26

“Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and others who worship God, listen! The news about this salvation has been sent to us.

2 Corinthians 6:7

by speaking the truth, and by God’s power. We use our right living to defend ourselves against everything.

Galatians 2:5

But we did not give in to those false believers for a minute. We wanted the truth of the Good News to continue for you.

Galatians 2:14

When I saw they were not following the truth of the Good News, I spoke to Peter in front of them all. I said, “Peter, you are a Jew, but you are not living like a Jew. You are living like those who are not Jewish. So why do you now try to force those who are not Jewish to live like Jews?”

Ephesians 4:21

I know that you heard about him, and you are in him, so you were taught the truth that is in Jesus.

2 Peter 1:12

You know these things, and you are very strong in the truth, but I will always help you remember them.