Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
Colossians 1:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the word of truth, the gospel Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 for the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Because of the hope [of experiencing what is] laid up (reserved and waiting) for you in heaven. Of this [hope] you heard in the past in the message of the truth of the Gospel, American Standard Version (1901) because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, Common English Bible You have this faith and love because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You previously heard about this hope through the true message, the good news, Catholic Public Domain Version because of the hope that has been stored up for you in heaven, which you have heard through the Word of Truth in the Gospel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the hope that is laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard in the word of the truth of the gospel, |
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
He sent the message to the Israelites, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ #– #he is Lord of all.
‘Brothers and sisters, children of Abraham’s race, and those among you who fear God, it is to us that the word of this salvation has been sent.
When Paul realised that one part of them were Sadducees and the other part were Pharisees, he cried out in the Sanhedrin, ‘Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am being judged because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead! ’
I have a hope in God, which these men themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection, , both of the righteous and the unrighteous.
On the contrary, what does it say? The message is near you, in your mouth and in your heart. , This is the message of faith that we proclaim:
Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love #– #but the greatest of these is love.
If we have put our hope in Christ for this life only, we should be pitied more than anyone.
That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and he has committed the message of reconciliation to us.
by the word of truth, , by the power of God; through weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,
But when I saw that they were deviating from the truth of the gospel, I told Cephas in front of everyone, ‘If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel Gentiles to live like Jews? ’
But we did not give up and submit to these people for even a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would be preserved for you.
For we eagerly await through the Spirit, by faith, the hope of righteousness.
In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed.
assuming you heard about him and were taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus,
if indeed you remain grounded and steadfast in the faith and are not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become a servant of it.
God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also works effectively in you who believe.
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,
This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners’ #– #and I am the worst of them.
There is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved his appearing. ,
in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
(for the law perfected nothing), but a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.
Like newborn infants, desire the pure milk of the word, , so that by it you may grow up into your salvation,
but in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, ready at any time to give a defence to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.
Therefore I will always remind you about these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.
And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself just as he is pure.