Colossians 1:4
(having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and your love to all the saints:)
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
In Context
3We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always in our prayers for you:
Cross References
2 Corinthians 7:7and not only by his coming, but especially by the consolation wherewith he was comforted on your account, acquainting us with your earnest desire towards us, your grief, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced greatly.
Ephesians 1:15Wherefore I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus,
1 Thessalonians 1:3Incessantly remembering your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father:
1 Thessalonians 4:9But as to brotherly love, ye need not that I write unto you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
Philemon 1:5(hearing of the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and of thy love to all the saints,)
1 Peter 1:21who through Him trust in God that raised Him from the dead, and gave Him glory, that your faith and hope might be fixed in God.
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 →