Colossians 1:5

because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Long ago you heard of this hope in the message which came to you of the truth of the gospel.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

In Context

4(since I heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love to all the saints)

6And just as it is spreading through the whole world, bearing fruit and increasing, so also is it among you, from the day in which you heard it, and came truly to know the grace of God,

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Cross References

Matthew 6:19"Store up for yourselves no treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

Acts 10:36"You cannot but know the message which he sent to the descendants of Israel, when he preached the gospel of peace by Jesus Christ who is Lord of all;

Acts 23:6Then perceiving that half the Sanhedrin were Sadducees and the other half Pharisee, he cried out in the Sanhedrin. "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees! It is for the hope of the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial!"

Acts 26:6"Today I am standing trial because of the hope of the promise made by God to our ancestors,

1 Corinthians 13:13Faith, Hope, Love endure - these three; but the greatest of these is Love.

2 Corinthians 5:19how that God was in Christ reconciling a world to himself, not reckoning to men their trespasses; and that to me he has entrusted the message of that 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 →

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