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Colossians 1:8 — King James Version← Study notes

Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.


Colossians 1:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Colossians 1:89 words
GreekMeaning
ho
the onearticleG3588
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
δηλώσαςdēlōsas
having made knownverbG1213
ἡμῖνhēmin
to uspronounG1473
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ὑμῶνhymōn
yourpronounG4771
ἀγάπηνagapēn
lovenounG26
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
πνεύματιpneumati
the SpiritnounG4151
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Colossians 1:8

“Even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant.” He, it is probable, had preached there. “You learned” the Gospel. Then to show the trustworthiness of the man, he says, “our fellow servant.” Doubt not, he says, of the hope which is to come: ye see that the world is being converted. And what need to allege the cases of others? What happened in your own is even independently a sufficient ground for belief, for, “ye knew the grace of God in truth:” that is, in…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 1 on Colossians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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