Colossians 1:3-6

We continually give thanks to GOD, the FATHER of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in CHRIST JESUS, and the love you have for all of GOD's people. You do this because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, the same hope you first heard about when the truth, the gospel, was brought to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, as it has been in you since the day you first heard it and began to understand the truth of GOD's grace.