Colossians 1:5

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“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”

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BSBPD

“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”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“because of the hope that is laid up for you in the heavens, which ye heard of before in the word of the truth of the good news,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Colossians 1:5 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 31:19How 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!
  2. Matthew 6:19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
  3. Luke 12:33Sell 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.
  4. Acts 10:36He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
  5. Acts 13:26Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.
  6. Acts 23:6Then 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.”
  7. Acts 24:15and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
  8. Acts 26:6And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
  9. Romans 10:8But 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:
  10. 1 Corinthians 13:13And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
  11. 1 Corinthians 15:19If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.
  12. 2 Corinthians 5:19that 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.
  13. 2 Corinthians 6:7in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
  14. Galatians 5:5But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
  15. Ephesians 1:13And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
  16. Ephesians 1:18I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
  17. Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
  18. Colossians 1:27To 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.
  19. Colossians 3:16Let 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.
  20. 1 Thessalonians 2:13And 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.
  21. 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
  22. 1 Timothy 1:15This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
  23. 2 Timothy 4:8From 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.
  24. Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

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