Colossians 1:3-8 - Thanksgiving For The Colossian Believers
3 We give thanks to God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you, 4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the divine love which you have toward all the saints. 5 on account of the hope which awaits you in the heavens, which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, 6 having come to you, as it is indeed in the whole world bearing fruit and increasing, as also among you, from the day on which you heard and have known the grace of God in truth; 7 as you have learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is the faithful minister of Christ your behalf, 8 who also having revealed to us your divine love in the Spirit.