and not only by his arrival but also by the comfort he received from you. He told us about your deep longing, your sorrow, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
Colossians 1:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus [the leaning of your entire human personality on Him in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness] and of the love which you [have and show] for all the saints (God's consecrated ones), American Standard Version (1901) having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints, Common English Bible We’ve done this since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all God’s people. Catholic Public Domain Version For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that you have toward all the saints, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Hearing your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which you have towards all the saints. |
and not only by his arrival but also by the comfort he received from you. He told us about your deep longing, your sorrow, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female; since you are all one in Christ Jesus.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.
This is why, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.
For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work produced by faith, your labour motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
But now Timothy has come to us from you and brought us good news about your faith and love. He reported that you always have good memories of us and that you long to see us, as we also long to see you.
We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.
because I hear of your love for all the saints and the faith that you have in the Lord Jesus.
For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you demonstrated for his name by serving the saints #– #and by continuing to serve them.
We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death.
Now this is his command: that we believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another as he commanded us.
And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.