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Colossians 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,anapostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424throughthewillofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andTimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095ourbrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,

2tothesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40andfaithfulπιστοῖςpistoisG4103brethreninChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547thatareatColossæ:GraceχάριςcharisG5485toyouandpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316ourFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.

3WegiveΕὐχαριστοῦμενEucharistoumenG2168thanksG2168toGodθεῷtheōG2316theFatherπατρὶpatriG3962ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,prayingπροσευχόμενοι,proseuchomenoiG4336alwaysG3842foryou,

4havingheardG191ofyourfaithπίστινpistinG4102inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andoftheloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26whichyehavetowardallthesaintsἁγίους,hagiousG40,

5becauseofthehopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680whichislaidupforyouintheheavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772, whereof yeheardbeforeinthewordλόγῳlogōG3056ofthetruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225ofthegospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098,

6whichisG1510comeuntoyou;evenG2532asitisG1510alsoG2532inalltheworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889bearingfruitκαρποφορούμενονkarpophoroumenonG2592andincreasingG837,asitdothinyoualsoG2532,sincethedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250yeheardG191andknewG1921thegraceχάρινcharinG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316intruthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225;

7evenasyelearnedἐμάθετεematheteG3129ofEpaphrasἘπαφρᾶEpaphraG1889ourbelovedἀγαπητοῦagapētouG27fellow-servant,whoisG1510afaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ministerG1249ofChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547onourbehalfὑπὲρhuperG5228,

8whoalsoκαὶkaiG2532declared untousyourloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26intheSpiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.

9ForthiscausewealsoG2532,sincethedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250weheardG191it,donotceaseπαυόμεθαpauomethaG3973toprayπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andmakerequestG154foryou,thatyemaybefilledπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137withtheknowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922ofhiswillinallspiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andunderstandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907,

10towalkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043worthilyἀξίωςaxiōsG516oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962untoallpleasing,bearingfruitκαρποφοροῦντεςkarpophorountesG2592ineverygoodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041,andincreasingG837intheknowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316;

11strengthenedwithallpowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothemightofhisgloryG1391, untoallpatienceμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115andlongsufferingwithjoyG5479;

12givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168untotheFatherπατρὶpatriG3962,whomadeusmeettobepartakersoftheinheritanceκλήρουklērouG2819ofthesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inlightφωτί,phōtiG5457;

13whodeliveredἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506usoutofthepowerG1849ofdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655,andtranslatedusintothekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932oftheSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofhisloveG26;

14inwhomwehaveourredemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629,theforgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859ofoursinsἁμαρτιῶν·hamartiōnG266:

15whoisG1510theimageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504oftheinvisibleἀοράτου,aoratouG517GodθεοῦtheouG2316,thefirstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416ofallcreationκτίσεως·ktiseōsG2937;

16forinhimwereallthingsπάνταpantaG3956created,intheheavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772andupontheearthγῆς,gēsG1093,thingsπάνταpantaG3956visibleandthingsG3956invisibleἀόρατα,aorataG517,whetherthronesG2362ordominionsorprincipalitiesorpowersG1849;allthingsG3956havebeencreatedthroughhim,anduntohim;

17andheisG1510beforeallthingsπάντων,pantōnG3956,andinhimallthingsπάνταpantaG3956consist.

18AndheisG1510theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,thechurchἐκκλησίας·ekklēsiasG1577:whoisG1510thebeginning,thefirstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416fromthedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498;thatinallthingsπᾶσινpasinG3956hemighthavethepreeminence.

19ForitwasthegoodpleasureG2106oftheFatherthatinhimshouldallthefulnessdwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730;

20andthroughhimtoreconcileἀποκαταλλάξαιapokatallaxaiG604allthingsπάνταpantaG3956untohimself, havingmadepeacethroughthebloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofhiscrossσταυροῦstaurouG4716;throughhim,Isay,whetherthingsG3956upontheearthγῆςgēsG1093,orthingsG3956intheheavensοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772.

21Andyou,beingὄνταςontasG1510intimeG4218pastalienatedandenemiesG2190inyourmindδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271inyourevilπονηροῖς,ponēroisG4190worksG2041,

22yetnowG1161hathhereconciledG604inthebodyσώματιsōmatiG4983ofhisfleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561throughdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288,topresentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936youholyἁγίουςhagiousG40andwithoutblemishandunreproveablebeforehim:

23ifsobethatyecontinueἐπιμένετεepimeneteG1961inthefaithπίστειpisteiG4102,groundedandstedfast,andnotmovedawayG575fromthehopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680ofthegospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098whichyeheardG191,whichwaspreachedG2784inallcreationκτίσειktiseiG2937underheavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772; whereofIPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wasmadeaministerδιάκονος.¶diakonosG1249.

24NowΝῦνNunG3568IrejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463inmysufferingsforyoursake,andfilluponmypartthatwhichisG1510lackingὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303oftheafflictionsG2347ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547inmyfleshσαρκίsarkiG4561forhisbody’ssake,whichisG1510thechurchἐκκλησία·ekklēsiaG1577;

25whereofIwasmadeaministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothedispensationofGodθεοῦtheouG2316whichwasgivenG1325metoyou-ward,tofulfilthewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,

26evenG2532themysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466whichhathbeenhidforagesαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165andgenerationsγενεῶν,geneōnG1074:butnowG1161hathitbeenmanifestedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319tohissaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40,

27towhomGodθεὸςtheosG2316wasG1510pleasedtomakeγνωρίσαι,gnōrisaiG1107knownwhatisG1510therichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofthegloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofthismysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466amongtheGentilesἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484,whichisG1510ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547inyou,thehopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680ofgloryδόξης·doxēsG1391:

28whomweproclaimG2605,admonishingνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesG3560everymanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444andteachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321everymanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444inallwisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678,thatwemaypresentπαραστήσωμενparastēsōmenG3936everymanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444perfectτέλειονteleionG5046inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547;

29whereuntoIlaborG2872alsoκαὶkaiG2532,strivingG75accordingκατὰkataG2596tohisworkingἐνεργουμένηνenergoumenēnG1754,whichworkethinmemightily.

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