Colossians 1:6
Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
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Study Note
Paul characterizes the gospel as bearing fruit and growing 'in all the world' — using organic growth language to describe the missionary expansion of the early church from Jerusalem outward. The verse counters possible Colossian parochialism or uncertainty by situating the local congregation within a universal movement, suggesting that what they received is not a regional variant but the same gospel bearing global fruit. The reference to 'the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth' anchors the gospel's power to the moment of hearing and genuine understanding, contrasting it with the Colossian philosophy's claims to special esoteric knowledge ('plēroma'). This passage is often cited in missiology as a New Testament charter for understanding church growth as an organic, Spirit-driven process rather than a human organizational achievement.
Andere Übersetzungen
which is come unto you; even as it is also in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as it doth in you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
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;
Which has come to you; and which in all the world is giving fruit and increase, as it has done in you from the day when it came to your ears and you had true knowledge of the grace of God;
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