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You so learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ in our stead and as our representative and [a]yours.

Also he has informed us of your love in the [Holy] Spirit.

For this reason we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and make [[b]special] request for you, [asking] that you may be filled with the [c]full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [[d]in comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things—

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:7 Many ancient manuscripts read “yours.”
  2. Colossians 1:9 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament.
  3. Colossians 1:9 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament.
  4. Colossians 1:9 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon.

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