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^(C1)Paul, ^(C2)an apostle of Christ Jesus ^(F1)(C3)by the will of God, and ^(C4)Timothy ^(F2)our brother,

To the ^(F1)(C1)saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who are at Colossae: ^(C2)Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

^(C1)We ^(F1)give thanks to God, ^(C2)the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

^(C1)since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the ^(C2)love which you have ^(F1)for ^(C3)all the ^(F2)saints;

because of the ^(C1)hope ^(C2)reserved for you in ^(F1)heaven, of which you previously ^(C3)heard in the word of truth, ^(F2)the gospel

which has come to you, just as ^(F1)(C1)in all the world also it is bearing ^(C2)fruit and ^(F2)increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you ^(C3)heard it and ^(F3)understood the grace of God in truth;

just as you learned it from ^(C1)Epaphras, our ^(C2)beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,

and he also informed us of your ^(C1)love in the Spirit.

For this reason we also, ^(C1)since the day we heard about it, ^(C2)have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the ^(F1)(C3)knowledge of His will in all spiritual ^(C4)wisdom and understanding,

so that you will ^(C1)walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, ^(F1)(C2)to please Him in all respects, ^(C3)bearing fruit in every good work and ^(F2)increasing in the ^(F3)knowledge of God;

^(C1)strengthened with all power, according to ^(F1)His glorious might, ^(F2)for the attaining of all perseverance and ^(F3)patience; ^(C2)joyously