Colossians 1:3-8 - Thanksgiving For The Colossian Believers

³ We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, ⁴ since we heard of your faithfulness in Christ Jesus, and your love for all the saints, ⁵ in consequence of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, ⁶ which is present among you, as it is also in all the world, and is producing fruit, even as it has been doing also among you, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth, ⁷ as you learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ for you, ⁸ and who also made known to us your love in spirit.