Colossians 1:6 (DBY)

Passage

which are come to you, as [they are] in all the world, [and] are bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day ye heard [them] and knew indeed the grace of God, in truth:

Nearby Context

Colossians 1:4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the love which ye have towards all the saints,

Colossians 1:5 on account of the hope which [is] laid up for you in the heavens; of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the glad tidings,

Colossians 1:6 which are come to you, as [they are] in all the world, [and] are bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day ye heard [them] and knew indeed the grace of God, in truth:

Colossians 1:7 even as ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-bondman, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,

Colossians 1:8 who has also manifested to us your love in [the] Spirit.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "grace", "come", "bearing", "fruit", "growing", "even", and "heard". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "grace", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "on account of the hope which is..." into verse 7's "even as ye learned from Epaphras our...", so "world" and "grace" belong inside that flow. In Colossians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "grace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.