1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ in Colossae. Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
3 We give thanks always to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ when we pray for you,
4 since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints,
5 because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, which you have heard about beforehand in the word of truth, the gospel,