Colossians 1:5
on account of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
Cross References
Matthew 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where the moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
Acts 10:36the word which he sent to the sons of Israel, publishing glad tidings of peace through Jesus Christ; he is Lord of all men.
Acts 23:6But Paul, perceiving one part to be Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried aloud in the council, Brethren! I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees; for the hope of the resurrection of the dead I am now tried.
Acts 26:6And now I stand on trial for the hope of the promise made by God to the fathers,
1 Corinthians 13:13And now there abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
2 Corinthians 5:19seeing that in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having 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 →