Faith and Love Reported

Faith, Fruit, and the Supremacy of Christ · Colossians 1

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1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

2To the holy and faithful brothers in Messiah at Colossae: grace to you and peace from God our Father.

3We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

4having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints,

5because of the hope laid up for you in the heavens, which you heard before in the word of truth, the gospel

6which has come to you, just as also in all the world it is bearing fruit and growing, just as also among you, from the day you heard and came to know the grace of God in truth.

7just as you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of the Messiah on our behalf,

8and who also made known to us your love in the Spirit.

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