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You have had this expectation ever since you first heard the truth of the Good News. <a href="/esv/colossians/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, <a href="/bsb/colossians/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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 <a href="/blb/colossians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> because of the hope being laid up for you in the heavens, which you heard of before in the word of truth, the gospel, <a href="/kjv/colossians/1.htm">King James Bible</a> For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; <a href="/nkjv/colossians/1.htm">New King James Version</a> because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, <a href="/nasb_/colossians/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel <a href="/nasb/colossians/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel <a href="/nasb77/colossians/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel, <a href="/lsb/colossians/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel <a href="/amp/colossians/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> because of the [confident] hope [of experiencing that] which is reserved and waiting for you in heaven. You previously heard of this hope in the message of truth, the gospel [regarding salvation] <a href="/csb/colossians/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the word of truth, the gospel <a href="/hcsb/colossians/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the message of truth, the gospel <a href="/asv/colossians/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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, <a href="/cev/colossians/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> because what you hope for is kept safe for you in heaven. You first heard about this hope when you believed the true message, which is the good news. <a href="/erv/colossians/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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, <a href="/gwt/colossians/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You have these because of the hope which is kept safe for you in heaven. Some time ago you heard about this hope in the Good News which is the message of truth. <a href="/gnt/colossians/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> When the true message, the Good News, first came to you, you heard about the hope it offers. So your faith and love are based on what you hope for, which is kept safe for you in heaven. <a href="/isv/colossians/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> based on the hope laid up for you in heaven. Some time ago you heard about this hope through the word of truth, the gospel <a href="/msb/colossians/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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 <a href="/net/colossians/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel <a href="/nheb/colossians/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of truth, the Good News, <a href="/wbt/colossians/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye have heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; <a href="/wey/colossians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> on account of the hope treasured up for you in Heaven. Of this hope you have already heard in the Message of the truth of the Good News. <a href="/web/colossians/1.htm">World English Bible</a> because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/colossians/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> because of the hope that is laid up for you in the heavens, which you heard of beforehand by the word of the truth of the good news, <a href="/blb/colossians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> because of the hope being laid up for you in the heavens, which you heard of before in the word of truth, the gospel, <a href="/ylt/colossians/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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, <a href="/slt/colossians/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> By the hope laid up for you in the heavens, which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the good news;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/colossians/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the hope that is laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard in the word of the truth of the gospel, <a href="/cpdv/colossians/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> because of the hope that has been stored up for you in heaven, which you have heard through the Word of Truth in the Gospel. <a href="/nabre/colossians/1.htm">New American Bible</a> because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. Of this you have already heard through the word of truth, the gospel, <a href="/nrsvce/colossians/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/colossians/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the hope which is preserved for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the true word of the gospel; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/colossians/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Because of the hope which is kept for you in Heaven, that which from the first you had heard in the word of the truth of The Gospel,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/colossians/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> in consequence of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, <a href="/godbey/colossians/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> on account of the hope which awaits you in the heavens, which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, <a href="/haweis/colossians/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> because of the hope laid up for you in the heavens, which ye have heard before in the word of truth, the gospel, <a href="/mace/colossians/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for the sake of that happiness, which you hope for, and is reserv'd for you in heaven, of which you have already been inform'd by the preaching of the truth, that is, the gospel: <a href="/wey/colossians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> on account of the hope treasured up for you in Heaven. Of this hope you have already heard in the Message of the truth of the Good News. <a href="/worrell/colossians/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> because of the hope laid up for you in Heaven, of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the Gospel, <a href="/worsley/colossians/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> for the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye have heard before in the word of truth, that is the gospel; <a href="/parallel/colossians/1-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7q-K-qsfihQ?start=30" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/colossians/1.htm">Thanksgiving and Prayer</a> …4because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints— 5<a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">the faith and love proceeding from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1680.htm" title="1680: elpida (N-AFS) -- Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence.">hope</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/606.htm" title="606: apokeimenēn (V-PPM/P-AFS) -- To have been put away, be stored, be reserved for. From apo and keimai; to be reserved; figuratively, to await.">stored up</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">for you</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranois (N-DMP) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven,</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hēn (RelPro-AFS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">of which</a> <a href="/greek/4257.htm" title="4257: proēkousate (V-AIA-2P) -- To hear beforehand. From pro and akouo; to hear already, i.e. Anticipate.">you have already heard</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logō (N-DMS) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">word</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/225.htm" title="225: alētheias (N-GFS) -- From alethes; truth.">of truth,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2098.htm" title="2098: euangeliou (N-GNS) -- From the same as euaggelizo; a good message, i.e. The gospel.">gospel</a> 6that 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3-5</a> 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, / and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, / who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. <a href="/romans/8-24.htm">Romans 8:24-25</a> For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see? / But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently. <a href="/titus/1-2.htm">Titus 1:2</a> in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. <a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18-19</a> Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged. / We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, <a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Ephesians 1:13-14</a> And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, / who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:8</a> But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation. <a href="/1_corinthians/13-13.htm">1 Corinthians 13:13</a> And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love. <a href="/2_timothy/4-8.htm">2 Timothy 4:8</a> 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. <a href="/1_john/3-3.htm">1 John 3:3</a> And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure. <a href="/romans/5-2.htm">Romans 5:2</a> through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. <a href="/galatians/5-5.htm">Galatians 5:5</a> But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness. <a href="/1_peter/1-13.htm">1 Peter 1:13</a> Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. <a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20-21</a> But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, / who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-18.htm">2 Corinthians 4:18</a> So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. <a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a> Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div> For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;the hope.<a href="/colossians/1-23.htm">Colossians 1:23,27</a> If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; … <a href="/acts/23-6.htm">Acts 23:6</a> But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.<a href="/acts/24-15.htm">Acts 24:15</a> And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.laid.<a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">Psalm 31:19</a> Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!<a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19,20</a> Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: … <a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33</a> Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.the word.<a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a> Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.<a href="/acts/10-36.htm">Acts 10:36</a> The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)<a href="/acts/13-26.htm">Acts 13:26</a> Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/philippians/4-17.htm">Account</a> <a href="/philippians/3-16.htm">Already</a> <a href="/colossians/1-4.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/philippians/4-4.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/philippians/4-15.htm">Good</a> <a href="/philippians/4-15.htm">Gospel</a> <a href="/colossians/1-4.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/philippians/3-12.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/philippians/3-13.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/philippians/2-16.htm">Message</a> <a href="/philippians/4-15.htm">News</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-5.htm">Previously</a> <a href="/romans/15-12.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/philippians/1-19.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/luke/2-52.htm">Treasured</a> <a href="/philippians/4-8.htm">True.</a> <a href="/philippians/1-18.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/philippians/3-4.htm">Whereof</a> <a href="/philippians/3-18.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/colossians/3-6.htm">Account</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-2.htm">Already</a> <a href="/colossians/1-9.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-4.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/colossians/1-10.htm">Good</a> <a href="/colossians/1-6.htm">Gospel</a> <a href="/colossians/1-6.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/colossians/1-23.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-2.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/colossians/1-25.htm">Message</a> <a href="/colossians/1-23.htm">News</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-2.htm">Previously</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/colossians/2-3.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Treasured</a> <a href="/colossians/1-6.htm">True.</a> <a href="/colossians/1-6.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/colossians/1-23.htm">Whereof</a> <a href="/colossians/1-9.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Colossians 1</div>1. <a href="/colossians/1-1.htm">After salutation Paul thanks God for the Colossians' faith;</a> 7. <a href="/colossians/1-7.htm">confirms the doctrine of Epaphras;</a> 9. <a href="/colossians/1-9.htm">prays further for their increase in grace;</a> 14. <a href="/colossians/1-14.htm">describes the supremacy of Christ;</a> 21. <a href="/colossians/1-21.htm">encourages them to receive Jesus Christ, and commends his own ministry.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Faith and love are seen as active responses that stem from the hope believers have in the promises of God. This hope is not a wishful thinking but a confident expectation of eternal life and the fulfillment of God's promises, stored up in heaven. The concept of hope stored in heaven reflects the Jewish understanding of the afterlife and the Christian belief in eternal rewards. It echoes Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/6-20.htm">Matthew 6:20</a> about storing treasures in heaven. The triad of faith, hope, and love is a recurring theme in Paul's writings, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/13-13.htm">1 Corinthians 13:13</a> and <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 1:3</a>, emphasizing their foundational role in the Christian experience.of which you have already heard in the word of truth The Colossians had already been introduced to this hope through the "word of truth," which refers to the gospel message. This phrase underscores the importance of the gospel as the true and reliable message of salvation. In a historical context, the early church faced various false teachings, and Paul emphasizes the authenticity and truthfulness of the gospel they received. The term "word of truth" is also used in <a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Ephesians 1:13</a>, highlighting the gospel's role in bringing believers to faith. The phrase suggests that the Colossians' understanding of hope is rooted in the teachings they received, which aligns with the apostolic doctrine.the gospel The gospel, or "good news," is the central message of Christianity, proclaiming the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the salvation of humanity. In the first-century Greco-Roman world, the term "gospel" was used for announcements of significant events, such as the birth of an emperor. Paul redefines it to convey the transformative message of Christ. The gospel is not just a set of beliefs but a dynamic force that brings about change in individuals and communities. It fulfills Old Testament prophecies about the coming Messiah, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a>. The gospel's power is evident in its ability to transcend cultural and geographical boundaries, uniting believers in a shared hope and mission.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> - The apostle who wrote the letter to the Colossians, addressing the church in Colossae. 2. <a href="/topical/c/colossae.htm">Colossae</a> - An ancient city in Asia Minor, where the recipients of this letter resided. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_colossian_church.htm">The Colossian Church</a> - The community of believers in Colossae who received this epistle. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_gospel.htm">The Gospel</a> - The message of salvation through Jesus Christ, which the Colossians had heard and believed. 5. <a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a> - The place where the hope of believers is stored, as mentioned in this verse.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_foundation_of_hope.htm">The Foundation of Hope</a> Our hope is not based on earthly circumstances but is securely stored in heaven, providing a firm foundation for our faith and love. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_gospel.htm">The Role of the Gospel</a> The gospel is the word of truth that introduces us to this hope. It is essential to continually engage with the gospel to strengthen our faith. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_love_as_evidence.htm">Faith and Love as Evidence</a> The faith and love we exhibit are evidence of the hope we have in Christ. They are the visible fruits of an invisible hope. <a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> Keeping our focus on the hope stored in heaven helps us maintain an eternal perspective, influencing how we live and interact with others. <a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_trials.htm">Encouragement in Trials</a> In times of difficulty, remembering the hope we have can provide encouragement and strength to persevere.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/colossians/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven.--The union of hope with faith and love is natural enough. Compare the fuller expression of <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-3.htm" title="Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;">1Thessalonians 1:3</a>, "your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope." But the place assigned to hope in this passage is notable. "For the hope" is really "on account of the hope." Hence faith and love are spoken of, not merely as leading up to hope, but as being actually kindled by it. Similarly in <a href="/ephesians/1-18.htm" title="The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,">Ephesians 1:18</a> we find that, while faith and love are taken for granted, there is a special prayer that they may be enlightened "to know the hope of His calling" as the one thing yet needful. The prominence given to the thought of "the heavenly places" in the Epistles of the captivity, and therefore to Christ in heaven, even more than to Christ risen, is evident to any careful student. Accordingly, the hope, which is the instinct of perfection in man, and which becomes realisation of heaven in the Christian, naturally comes out with corresponding emphasis.Ye heard before.--That is, at their first conversion. There is an implied warning against the new doctrines, which are more fully noticed in the next chapter.The truth of the gospel.--This expression (as in <a href="/galatians/2-14.htm" title="But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, If you, being a Jew, live after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compel you the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?">Galatians 2:14</a>) is emphatic. It refers to the gospel, not chiefly as a message of graciousness and mercy, but rather as a revelation of eternal truths, itself changeless as the truth it reveals. There is a corresponding emphasis, but stronger still, in St. John. (See, for example, <a href="/1_john/2-27.htm" title="But the anointing which you have received of him stays in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him.">1John 2:27</a>; <a href="/1_john/5-20.htm" title="And we know that the Son of God is come, and has given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.">1John 5:20</a>; <a href="/context/2_john/1-1.htm" title="The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;">2John 1:1-4</a>; <a href="/context/3_john/1-2.htm" title="Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers.">3John 1:2-3</a>.) The gospel was now winning its way to supremacy over civilised thought. Hence the need of warning against the sudden growth of wild speculations, contrasted with the unchanging simplicity of its main truths. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/colossians/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - (We give thanks) because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens (<a href="/colossians/3-4.htm">Colossians 3:4</a>; <a href="/ephesians/1-12.htm">Ephesians 1:12-14</a>; <a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20, 21</a>; <a href="/romans/8-18.htm">Romans 8:18-25</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/15-50.htm">1 Corinthians 15:50-58</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1-5</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13-17</a>; <a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3-5</a>; <a href="/matthew/6-20.htm">Matthew 6:20</a>; <a href="/matthew/19-21.htm">Matthew 19:21</a>; <a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33</a>; <a href="/john/14-2.htm">John 14:2, 3</a>). "Hope" is objective - matter of hope, as in <a href="/galatians/5-5.htm">Galatians 5:5</a>; <a href="/titus/2-13.htm">Titus 2:13</a>; <a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18</a>. St. Paul speaks most of heaven and heavenly things in the letters of this period. Ver. 4 gives the nearest grammatical connection for this clause; and many recent commentators, following Greek interpreters, accordingly find here that which "evokes and conditions" the Colossians' "love" (Meyer, Ellicott) or "faith and love" (De Wette, Lightfoot). But this construction we reject. For it makes the heavenly reward the reason of the Colossians' present (faith and) love, reversing the true and Pauline order of thought (<a href="/romans/5-1.htm">Romans 5:1-5</a>; <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28-39</a>; <a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Romans 15:13</a>; <a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Ephesians 1:13</a>; comp. <a href="/1_john/4-17.htm">1 John 4:17, 18</a>); while, on the other hand, the heavenly hope is the last and highest ground of the apostle's thanksgivings and encouragements, and the forfeiture or impairing of it the chief matter of his fears and warnings throughout the Epistles of this group (<a href="/colossians/1-12.htm">Colossians 1:12, 22, 23, 27, 28</a>; <a href="/colossians/2-18.htm">Colossians 2:18</a>; <a href="/colossians/3-4.htm">Colossians 3:4, 24</a>; <a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Ephesians 1:13, 14</a>; <a href="/ephesians/2-12.htm">Ephesians 2:12</a>; <a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6-9</a>; <a href="/galatians/4-4.htm">Galatians 4:4</a>; <a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Philippians 1:6</a>; <a href="/philippians/2-16.htm">Philippians 2:16</a>; <a href="/philippians/3-11.htm">Philippians 3:11-21</a>: comp. <a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3, 4</a>). It is better, therefore, with Bengel, Hofmann, Klopper, Conybeare, Eadie, and others, from Athanasius downwards, to refer ver. 5 as well as ver. 4 to the principal verb, "we give thanks" (ver. 3). What the apostle hears of "the faith and love" of the Colossian brethren moves him to give thanks for "the hope which is in store for them in heaven." Of that hope this faith and love are to him a pledge and an earnest, even as the "seal of the Spirit" (<a href="/ephesians/1-14.htm">Ephesians 1:14</a>) and the "peace of Christ in their hearts" (<a href="/colossians/3-15.htm">Colossians 3:15</a>; see note) are to themselves. Similarly, in <a href="/philippians/1-27.htm">Philippians 1:27, 28</a> and <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:4, 5</a>, from the present faith and patience of the saints the certainty of their future blessedness is argued. By singling out this hope as chief matter of thanksgiving here, the apostle enhances its certainty and its value in his readers' eyes. (On this verse, see the Expositor, first series, vol. 10. pp. 74-80.) From the general occasion and ground of his thanksgiving in the Christian state and prospects of his readers, St. Paul proceeds to dwell on certain special circumstances which enhanced his gratitude to God (vers. 56-8). Which (hope) ye heard of before, in the word of the truth of the gospel; or, good tidings (vers. 7, 23; <a href="/colossians/2-7.htm">Colossians 2:7</a>; <a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Ephesians 1:13</a>; <a href="/ephesians/4-15.htm">Ephesians 4:15, 21</a>; <a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6-9</a>; <a href="/galatians/3-1.htm">Galatians 3:1-4</a>; <a href="/galatians/4-9.htm">Galatians 4:9</a>; <a href="/galatians/5-7.htm">Galatians 5:7</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 1:5</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:13</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-1.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:1</a>; <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-13.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:13-15</a>; <a href="/1_peter/5-12.htm">1 Peter 5:12</a>). There is a veiled polemic reference in "the word of the truth of the gospel" (comp. ver. 7 and parallels from Galatians). The word "before" (aforetime) "contrasts their earlier with their later lessons, the true gospel of Epaphras with the false gospel of recent teachers" (Lightfoot). Others interpret, less suitably: heard already (before my writing), or heard beforehand (before the fulfilment of the hope). It is in St. Paul's manner to refer his readers at the outset to their conversion and first Christian experiences (see parallel passages). Their hope was directly at stake in the controversy with Colossian error. Here we meet the first of those cumulative combinations of nouns, so marked a feature of the style of Colossians and Ephesians, which are made a reproach against these Epistles by some critics; but each is appropriate in its place. <a href="/commentaries/colossians/1-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>springing from διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. hope ἐλπίδα (elpida) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1680.htm">Strong's 1680: </a> Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence. that τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. is stored up ἀποκειμένην (apokeimenēn) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_606.htm">Strong's 606: </a> To have been put away, be stored, be reserved for. From apo and keimai; to be reserved; figuratively, to await. for you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. heaven οὐρανοῖς (ouranois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. [and] that ἣν (hēn) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. you already heard about προηκούσατε (proēkousate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4257.htm">Strong's 4257: </a> To hear beforehand. From pro and akouo; to hear already, i.e. Anticipate. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. word λόγῳ (logō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. of truth, ἀληθείας (alētheias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_225.htm">Strong's 225: </a> From alethes; truth. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. gospel εὐαγγελίου (euangeliou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2098.htm">Strong's 2098: </a> From the same as euaggelizo; a good message, i.e. The gospel. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/colossians/1-5.htm">NT Letters: Colossians 1:5 Because of the hope which is laid (Coloss. 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