Colossians 1:3-5

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Paul’s Prayer for the Colossians

³ We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,^[a] praying always for you, ⁴ because we have heard about your faith in the Messiah^[b] Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints, ⁵ based on the hope laid up for you in heaven. Some time ago you heard about this hope^[c] through the word of truth, the gospel