Colossians 1:4 (GNV)

Passage

Since wee heard of your faith in Christ Iesus, and of your loue toward all Saintes,

Nearby Context

Colossians 1:2 To them which are at Colosse, Saintes and faithfull brethren in Christ: Grace bee with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.

Colossians 1:3 We giue thankes to God euen ye Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, alway praying for you:

Colossians 1:4 Since wee heard of your faith in Christ Iesus, and of your loue toward all Saintes,

Colossians 1:5 For the hopes sake, which is laide vp for you in heauen, whereof yee haue heard before by the word of trueth, which is the Gospel,

Colossians 1:6 Which is come vnto you, eue as it is vnto al the world, and is fruitful, as it is also amog you, from ye day that ye heard and truely knew ye grace of God,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "since", "heard", "christ", "iesus", "loue", "toward", and "saintes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "since", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "We giue thankes to God euen ye..." into verse 5's "For the hopes sake which is laide...", so "faith" and "since" 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 "faith" and "since" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.