Colossians 1:4

Philippians 4 Colossians 2

Colossians 1:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁴for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus [how you lean on Him with absolute confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness], and of the [unselfish] ^[a]love which you have for all the saints (God’s people);

Footnotes:

Colossians 1:4 The key to understanding this and other statements about love is to know that this love (the Greek word agape) is not so much a matter of emotion as it is of doing things for the benefit of another person, that is, having an unselfish concern for another and a willingness to seek the best for another.

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Colossians 1:4 in all English translations

Colossians 2:2

Colossians 1 Colossians 3

Colossians 2:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)

²[For my hope is] that their hearts may be encouraged as they are knit together in [unselfish] ^[a]love, so that they may have all the riches that come from the full assurance of understanding [the joy of salvation], resulting in a true [and more intimate] knowledge of the ^[b]mystery of God, that is, Christ,