Colossians 1:5
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,
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
4since we heard of your faithfulness in Christ Jesus, and your love for all the saints,
Cross References
Matthew 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal.
Acts 10:36The word which he sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, (he is Lord of all,)
Acts 23:6But when Paul perceived that one part belonged to the Sadducees, and the other to the Pharisees, he cried out, in the Sanhedrim: Brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; for the hope of the resurrection of the dead am I judged.
Acts 26:6And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers;
1 Corinthians 13:13And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
2 Corinthians 5:19that is, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not charging their offenses to them, and he has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 1:4-9
Paul's Thanksgiving for the Colossians. ( a. d. 62.) 3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, 5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; 6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in… Read the whole commentary →