Outline of Colossians 1:3-8

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
praying always for you,
    since we heard
        of your faith in Christ Jesus
    and
        of your love for all the saints;

because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven,
    of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,
        which has come to you, as it has also in all the world,
    and
        is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you
            since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;

as you also learned from Epaphras,
    our dear fellow servant,
    who is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf,
    who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.