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Colossians 3

1IfthenοὖνounG3767yewereG1510raisedtogetherwithChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,seekζητεῖτε,zēteiteG2212thethingsthatareG1510above,whereοὗhouG3757ChristΧριστόςChristosG5547isG1510,seatedontherightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

2SetyourmindG5426onthethingsthatareabove,notonthethingsthatareupontheearthγῆς.gēsG1093.

3ForyediedG599,andyourlifeζωὴzōēG2222ishidG2928withChristΧριστῷChristōG5547inGodθεῷ·theōG2316.

4WhenὅτανhotanG3752ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,whoisourlifeζωὴzōēG2222,shallbemanifestedG5319,thenshallyealsoκαὶkaiG2532withhimbemanifestedG5319ingloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

5PuttodeaththereforeοὖνounG3767yourmembersμέληmelēG3196whichareG1510upontheearthγῆς,gēsG1093:fornication,uncleanness,passionπάθος,pathosG3806,evilκακὴνkakēnG2556desireἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939,andcovetousnessπλεονεξίανpleonexianG4124,whichisG1510idolatryεἰδωλολατρία,eidōlolatriaG1495;

6forwhichthings’sakeG1223comeththewrathὀργὴorgēG3709ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316uponthesonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207ofdisobedienceἀπειθείας·apeitheiasG543:

7wherein yealsoκαὶkaiG2532onceποτε,poteG4218walkedπεριεπατήσατέperiepatēsateG4043,whenὅτεhoteG3753yelivedG2198inthesethingsG3778;

8butnowG1161doyealsoκαὶkaiG2532putἀπόθεσθεapothestheG659themallaway:angerὀργήν,orgēnG3709,wrathG3709,maliceκακίαν,kakianG2549,railing, shameful speakingoutofyourmouthστόματοςstomatosG4750:

9lieψεύδεσθεpseudestheG5574notoneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240toanother; seeingthatyehaveput offtheoldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444withhisdoings,

10andhaveputἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746onthenewνέον,neonG3501man,thatisbeingrenewedἀνακαινούμενονanakainoumenonG341untoknowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922aftertheimageεἰκόναeikonaG1504ofhimthatcreatedhim:

11whereὅπουhopouG3699therecannotbeGreekἝλληνHellēnG1672andJewἸουδαῖος,IoudaiosG2453,circumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061anduncircumcisionἀκροβυστία,akrobustiaG203,barbarian,Scythian, bondman,freeman;butChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547isall,andinall.

12PutἘνδύσασθεEndusastheG1746onthereforeοὖν,ounG3767,asGod’selectἐκλεκτοὶeklektoiG1588,holyἅγιοιhagioiG40andbelovedἠγαπημένοι,ēgapēmenoiG25,aheartσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698ofcompassionG3628,kindnessχρηστότητα,chrēstotētaG5544, lowliness,meekness, longsuffering;

13forbearingoneG240another,andforgivingG5483eachotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240,ifanymanhaveacomplaintagainstany;evenG2532astheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962forgaveG5483you,soalsoG2532doye:

14andaboveallthesethingsG3778putonloveἀγάπην,agapēnG26,whichisG1510thebondσύνδεσμοςsundesmosG4886ofperfectness.

15AndletthepeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ruleinyourheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,tothewhichalsoG2532yewerecalledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564inoneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματι·sōmatiG4983;andbeyethankful.

16LetthewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547dwellἐνοικείτωenoikeitōG1774inyourichlyπλουσίως,plousiōsG4146;inallwisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andadmonishingνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesG3560oneanotherwithpsalmsψαλμοῖς,psalmoisG5568andhymnsὕμνοις,humnoisG5215andspiritualπνευματικαῖςpneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603,singingᾄδοντεςadontesG103withgraceχάριτιcharitiG5485inyourheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588untoGodθεῷ·theōG2316.

17Andwhatsoever yedo,inwordλόγῳlogōG3056orindeedἔργῳ,ergōG2041,doallinthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168toGodθεῷtheōG2316theFatherπατρὶpatriG3962throughhim.

18Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135,beinsubjectionG5293toyourhusbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,asisfittingintheLordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

19Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25yourwivesG1135,andbenotbitterG4087againstthem.

20Childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118inallthingsG3778,forthisisG1510well-pleasingεὐάρεστόνeuarestonG2101intheLordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

21Fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,provokenotyourchildrenG5043,thattheybenotdiscouraged.

22ServantsG1401,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219inallthingsπάνταpantaG3956themthatareyourmastersκυρίοις,kurioisG2962accordingG2596tothefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561;notwitheye-service,asmen-pleasers,butinsinglenessofheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,fearingφοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399theLordκύριον.kurionG2962:

23whatsoever yedo,workἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038heartily,asuntotheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andnotuntomenG444;

24knowingthatfromtheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962yeshallreceiveἀπολήμψεσθεapolēmpsestheG618therecompenseoftheinheritanceκληρονομίας·klēronomiasG2817: yeserveδουλεύετε.douleueteG1398theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

25ForhethatdoethwrongἀδικῶνadikōnG91shallreceiveG2865againforthewrongἠδίκησενēdikēsenG91thathehathdone:andthereisG1510norespectofpersons.

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