Colossians 1:3-8 - Thanksgiving For The Colossian Believers
3 We always pray for you, and thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for you. 4 We have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love you have for all the holy ones. 5 This is because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You heard about this hope from the word of truth, the good news. 6 It came to you even as it did. Everywhere in the entire world it bears fruit and it increases in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace (loving-kindness) of God in truth. 7 You learned about Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf. 8 He also declared your love to us in the Spirit.