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Heilögum Biblíunni

4 Því að vér höfum heyrt um trú yðar á Krist Jesú og um kærleikann, sem þér berið til allra heilagra,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

we: Colossians 1:9, 2 Corinthians 7:7, Ephesians 1:15, 1 Thessalonians 3:6, 3 John 1:3, 3 John 1:4

faith: Galatians 5:6, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 4:9, 1 Thessalonians 4:10, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, Philemon 1:5, 1 Peter 1:21-23, 1 John 3:14, 1 John 3:23, 1 John 4:16

the love: Hebrews 6:10

Reciprocal: Song of Solomon 4:2 - teeth John 13:34 - That ye love Romans 6:17 - But Romans 10:17 - faith Romans 12:10 - kindly Galatians 1:24 - General Ephesians 1:13 - after that ye heard Ephesians 3:2 - ye Ephesians 3:18 - with Ephesians 6:18 - supplication Philippians 1:3 - upon Philippians 1:27 - I may Colossians 1:8 - General 1 Timothy 6:2 - because they are 2 Timothy 1:13 - in faith James 2:1 - the faith 1 John 5:6 - blood 3 John 1:2 - even

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus,.... This expresses the matter of their thankfulness, or what it was they gave thanks to God for, their faith in Christ; by which is not only meant their hearty assent to the whole doctrine of faith, concerning the person, offices, and grace of Christ, their soundness and steadfastness in it, and their sincere and constant profession of it; but the grace of faith in them, the operation of the Spirit of God in their souls, which had not Moses, nor any mere man, but Christ for its object; by which they looked unto him as a Saviour, went unto him as such, ventured on him, committed themselves unto him, leaned and relied upon him; that grace which comes from him, has him for its author and finisher, and returns unto him, and lives on him. This Paul and Timothy had heard of by their minister Epaphras; and it shows that they made no secret of it, did not keep it to themselves, but declared, confessed, and published it to others, as is the duty of all believers to do; and thanks being given for it to God, makes it a clear point that it was not of themselves, but was the gift of God, otherwise there would have been no need of thankfulness for it; as also, that it is a very eminent grace, and of great use and service to such who are possessed of it.

And of love [which ye have] to all the saints; this is another thing for which thanks are given to God. The object of this grace are "saints"; all men indeed are to be loved, and even our very enemies; and good is to be done to all, but especially to holy and good men, to the household of faith; and these are "all" to be loved and respected; nor is any respect or difference of persons to be made on account of country, or natural relation, as Jews or Gentiles, or of outward state and condition, as rich or poor, bond or free, or of greater or lesser gifts and grace, weak or strong believers, or of different sentiments in the lesser matters of religion. It denotes both the grace of love itself, which is a fruit of the Spirit implanted in regeneration, and is an evidence of the new birth, and always is where true faith in Christ is, for faith works by it; and also the effects of it, which lies not in bare words, in expressions of spiritual affection and friendship, but in deeds, by serving one another in love, by relieving in necessity, sympathizing in distress, praying with and for one another, and the like; all which these saints were famous for.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus - To wit, by Epaphras, who had informed Paul of the steadfastness of their faith and love; Colossians 1:7-8. This does not prove that Paul had never been at Colossae, or that he did not establish the church there, for he uses a similar expression respecting the church at Ephesus Ephesians 1:15, of which he was undoubtedly the founder. The meaning is, that he had heard of their faith at that time, or of their perseverance in faith and love.

Which ye have to all the saints - In what way they had manifested this is not known. It would seem that Paul had been informed that this was a character of their piety, that they had remarkable love for all who bore the Christian name. Nothing could be more acceptable information respecting them to one who himself so ardently loved the church; and nothing could have furnished better evidence that they were influenced by the true spirit of religion; compare 1 John 3:14.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Colossians 1:4. Since we heard of your faith — This is very similar to Ephesians 1:15. And it is certain that the apostle seems to have considered the Church at Ephesus, and that at Colassa to have been nearly in the same state, as the two epistles are very similar in their doctrine and phraseology.