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## We have heard ##
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Paul is excluding his audience in "we". (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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## your faith in Christ Jesus ##
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"your belief in Christ Jesus"
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## your faith…you have…for you ##
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"you" refers to the Colossian believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-pluralpronouns]])
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## of the love that you have for all those ##
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"that you love all those" (UDB)
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## set apart for God ##
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This means to be pure or free from sin and useful for God. AT: "saints".
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## because of the confident expectation reserved in heaven ##
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"which is the result of your sure hope of what God has kept in heaven".
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## confident expectation ##
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“hope that you hold firmly”
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## bearing fruit and is growing ##
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This metaphor compares a tree or plant that produces food and grows to the gospel which changes people and spreads throughout the world as many more people believe it. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## in all the world ##
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This is a hyperbole. The gospel is spreading and growing throughout the known world. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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## the grace of God in truth ##
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"the true grace of God" or "the true favor of God". |