3 Whenever we pray to God for you, we always thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1: 3

4 We thank God because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God’s people.
Colossians 1: 4

5 You know that the things which you hope for are secure in heaven. You learned that hope when you heard the true teaching, the gospel.
Colossians 1: 5

6 The gospel that was preached to you is bearing fruit and is growing throughout the world. The same thing has happened to you since the time you heard the gospel and truly understood God’s grace.
Colossians 1: 6

7 You learned about the grace of God from our fellow servant Epaphras. We love him, and he is a faithful servant of Christ.
Colossians 1: 7

8 Epaphras also told us about the love you received from the Holy Spirit.
Colossians 1: 8

9 We have been praying for you since the day we heard about you. We are praying for you: that you may have a thorough knowledge of what God wants you to do; Have great wisdom and discernment in spiritual matters;
Colossians 1: 9

10 Live in a way that honors the Lord and pleases him in every way; You can do all kinds of good things and grow in the full knowledge of God;
Colossians 1:10

11God bless you with the power of his great power, that you may endure all tribulation with great patience.
Colossians 1:11

12 You will thank the Father. He has enabled you to have the things that He has prepared for you. He has made all these things for those who live in the light.
Colossians 1:12

13 God delivered us from the power that rules over darkness. And brought us into the kingdom of his beloved Son.
Colossians 1:13

14 The Son has paid the penalty for our sins, in which we have been forgiven of our sins.
Colossians 1:14