Colossians 1:5

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Colossians 1:3–7 · Berean Standard Bible

3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

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

5 the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel

6 that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood the grace of God.

7 You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

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To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

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Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”

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and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

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And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,

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the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.

1 Corinthians 13:13

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

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But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.

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and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,

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Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,

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(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

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But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,

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And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.

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How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!

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Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

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But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

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Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

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From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

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Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

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He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

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Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.

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But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:

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that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

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in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;

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And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

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And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.

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