Colossians 1:5
for the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye have heard before in the word of truth, that is the gospel;
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
4(having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and your love to all the saints:)
Cross References
Matthew 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupts, and where thieves break through and steal:
Acts 10:36According to the declaration which He made to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
Acts 23:6But Paul, knowing that the one part were sadducees, and the other pharisees, cried out in the sanhedrim, "Brethren, I am a pharisee, the son of a pharisee: for the hope of a resurrection of the dead I am now prosecuted."
Acts 26:6And now I stand arraigned for the hope of the promise which was made by God to our fathers:
1 Corinthians 13:13And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three graces; but the greatest of these is love.
2 Corinthians 5:19to declare, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing to them their trespasses, and hath committed unto 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 →