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He told us that the Holy Spirit had given you much love.

This is why I have never stopped praying for you since I heard about you. I ask God that you may know what He wants you to do. I ask God to fill you with the wisdom and understanding the Holy Spirit gives. 10 Then your lives will please the Lord. You will do every kind of good work, and you will know more about God.

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and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.(A)

For this reason, since the day we heard about you,(B) we have not stopped praying for you.(C) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will(D) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[a](E) 10 so that you may live a life worthy(F) of the Lord and please him(G) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding