Colossians 1:5
because 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 Good News
World English Bible Catholic
In The King James Version
In Context
4having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have toward all the saints,
Cross References
Matthew 6:19“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
Acts 10:36The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all—
Acts 23:6But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
Acts 26:6Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,
1 Corinthians 13:13But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.
2 Corinthians 5:19namely, that God was in Christ 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 →