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Colossians 1:9-20

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.

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