Colossians 1:4 BSB — MannaFest

Colossians 1:4

because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints,

KJV

Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

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Commentary

2 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Colossians (1107)

We thank God, he says, because we heard from Epaphroditus about your faith in Christ Jesus, and not in angels. Through this he predisposes them toward himself. Because these names—Christ and Jesus—are symbols of beneficence; for He received anointing for our sake, and He Himself …

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Since we heard--literally, "Having heard." The language implies that he had only heard of, and not seen, them (Col 2:1). Compare Ro 1:8, where like language is used of a Church which he had not at the time visited. love . . . to all--the absent, as well as those present [BENGEL].

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀκούσαντες	akousantes	having heard of	G191 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
πίστιν	pistin	faith	G4102 →
ὑμῶν	humōn	of you	G4771 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
Χριστῷ	Christō	Christ	G5547 →
Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Jesus	G2424 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ἀγάπην	agapēn	love	G26 →
ἣν	hēn	that	G3739 →
ἔχετε	echete	you have	G2192 →
εἰς	eis	toward	G1519 →
πάντας	pantas	all	G3956 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
ἁγίους,	hagious	saints,	G40 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
leads to
- Hebrews 13:16
  And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
- Matthew 10:42
  And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
- Galatians 6:10
  Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3
  and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Colossians 3:17
  And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Through
1 Thessalonians 1:3
and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 13:13
  And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
- Revelation 2:19
  I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latter deeds are greater than your first.
Through
Ephesians 1:15
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
leads to
- Philemon 1:5
  because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.