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Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
ἡμῖν
˱to˲_us
The word us here does not include the Colossians.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
τὴν ὑμῶν ἀγάπην
the ˱of˲_you_all love
Here Paul is primarily talking about the love that the Colossians are showing to other believers. Of course they also love God. If you must specify the object of their love, and people might think that the Colossians do not love God if he is not mentioned, then you could include both. Alternate translation: “that you love God and all his people”
ἐν Πνεύματι
in /the/_Spirit
Alternate translation: “which is by the power of the Holy Spirit” or “which you do through the power of the Holy Spirit”
1:3-14 This opening section begins with a thanksgiving, typical of New Testament letters. Paul thanks God for the Colossians’ progress in the faith and prays that they might understand it even better. With this prayer, Paul hints at his concern about the influence of false teachers.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.