Kolose 1:4

1:4 since ¹  we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.

Kolose 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ²  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

1 Tesalonika 3:6

3:6 But now Timothy has come ³  to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection ⁴  and long to see us just as we also long to see you! ⁵ 

[1:4]  ¹ tn The adverbial participle ἀκούσαντες (akousante") is understood to be temporal and translated with “since.” A causal idea may also be in the apostle’s mind, but the context emphasizes temporal ideas, e.g., “from the day” (v. 6).

[1:1]  ² tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[3:6]  ³ tn Grk “but now Timothy having come,” a subordinate clause leading to the main clause of v. 7.

[3:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “you have a good remembrance of us always.”

[3:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “just as also we you.”