What does Colossians 1:4 say?

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that is to all the saints,

What translation is this?

This passage is displayed in the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translation on Scripture Lens.

What are related verses?

Related passages to Colossians 1:4 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Malachi 3:6, Colossians 1:3, Colossians 1:5, and Colossians 2.

Colossians 1:4 (YLT)

Passage

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that <FI>is<Fi> to all the saints,

Nearby Context

Colossians 1:2 to the saints in Colossae, and to the faithful brethren in Christ: Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Colossians 1:3 We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,

Colossians 1:4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love that <FI>is<Fi> to all the saints,

Colossians 1:5 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,

Colossians 1:6 which is present to you, as also in all the world, and is bearing fruit, as also in you, from the day in which ye heard, and knew the grace of God in truth;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "having", "heard", "christ", "jesus", "love", and "saints". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "having", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "We give thanks to the God and..." into verse 5's "because of the hope that is laid...", so "faith" and "having" 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 "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.