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Having heard of (akousantes). Literary plural unless Timothy is included. Aorist active participle of akouō of antecedent action to eucharistoumen. Epaphras (Col 1:8) had told Paul.
Your faith in Jesus Christ (tēn pistin humōn en Iēsou Christōi). See Eph 1:15 for similar phrase. No article is needed before en as it is a closely knit phrase and bears the same sense as the objective genitive in Gal 2:16 (dia pisteōs Christou Iēsou, by faith in Christ Jesus).
Which ye have (hēn echete). Probably genuine (Aleph A C D), though B omits it and others have the article (tēn). There is a real distinction here between en (sphere or basis) and eis (direction towards), though they are often identical in idea.