Colossians 1:5 (GNV)

Passage

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,

Nearby Context

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,

Colossians 1:7 As yee also learned of Epaphras our deare fellowe seruaunt, which is for you a faithfull minister of Christ:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hopes", "sake", "laide", "heauen", "whereof", "haue", "heard", and "before". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hopes" and "sake", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Since wee heard of your faith in..." into verse 6's "Which is come vnto you eue as...", so "hopes" and "sake" 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 "hopes" and "sake" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.