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Colossians 1:9-20

9For this reasonΔιὰ τοῦτο καὶDia touto kaiG1223 G3778 G2532,sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575theἧςhēsG3739dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250we heardἠκούσαμεν,ēkousamenG191about you,weG1473have notοὐouG3756stoppedπαυόμεθαpauomethaG3973prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771andκαὶkaiG2532askingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154GodtoἵναinaG2443fill you withπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137theτὴνtēnG3588knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922ofτοῦtouG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956spiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andκαὶkaiG2532understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907,

10so that you may walkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043in a manner worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andmay pleaseἀρεσκείανareskeianG699HiminεἰςeisG1519every wayπᾶσανpasanG3956:bearing fruitκαρποφοροῦντεςkarpophorountesG2592inἐνenG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041καὶkaiG2532,growingαὐξανόμενοιauxanomenoiG837in theτῇtēaG3588knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

11being strengthenedδυναμούμενοιdunamoumenoiG1412withἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411according toκατὰkataG2596HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588gloriousδόξηςdoxēsG1391τῆςtēsG3588mightκράτοςkratosG2904so that you may haveεἰςeisG1519fullπᾶσανpasanG3956enduranceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281andκαὶkaiG2532patienceμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115, andjoyfullyG3326 G5479

12giving thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168to theτῷtōG3588FatherπατρὶpatriG3962,whoτῷtōG3588has qualifiedἱκανώσαντιhikanōsantiG2427youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to shareεἰς τὴν μερίδαeis tēn meridaG1519 G3588 G3310in theτοῦtouG3588inheritanceκλήρουklērouG2819of theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588lightφωτί,phōtiG5457.

13HeὃςhosG3739has rescuedἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506usG1473fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588dominionἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849τοῦtouG3588of darknessσκότουςskotousG4655andκαὶkaiG2532broughtμετέστησενmetestēsenG3179usintoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofτοῦtouG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῆςtēsG3588belovedἀγάπηςagapēsG26SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,

14inἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739we haveἔχομενechomenG2192τὴνtēnG3588redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629,theτὴνtēnG3588forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859τῶνtōnG3588of sinsἁμαρτιῶν·hamartiōnG266.

15The SonὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theimageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504of theτοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588invisibleἀοράτου,aoratouG517GodθεοῦtheouG2316, thefirstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416over allπάσηςpasēsG3956creationκτίσεως·ktiseōsG2937.

16ForὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846τὰtaG3588all thingsπάνταpantaG3956were createdἐκτίσθηektisthēG2936, thingsinἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772andκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093τὰtaG3588,visibleὁρατὰhorataG3707andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588invisibleἀόρατα,aorataG517,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535thronesθρόνοιthronoiG2362orεἴτεeiteG1535dominionsκυριότητεςkuriotētesG2963orεἴτεeiteG1535rulersἀρχαὶarchaiG746orεἴτεeiteG1535authoritiesἐξουσίαι·exousiaiG1849τὰtaG3588.All thingsπάνταpantaG3956were createdἔκτισται,ektistaiG2936throughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519HimαὐτὸνautonG846.

17καὶkaiG2532HeαὐτόςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510beforeπρὸproG4253all thingsπάντων,pantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846τὰtaG3588all thingsπάνταpantaG3956hold togetherσυνέστηκεν,sunestēkenG4921.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532HeαὐτόςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510theG3588headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of theG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,theG3588churchἐκκλησίας·ekklēsiasG1577;HeὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theG3588beginningἀρχή,archēG746andfirstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416from amongἐκekG1537theG3588deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,so thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722all thingsπᾶσινpasinG3956HeαὐτὸςautosG846mayγένηταιgenētaiG1096have preeminenceπρωτεύων·prōteuōnG4409.

19ForὅτιhotiG3754Godwas pleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106to haveallπᾶνpanG3956HisτὸtoG3588fullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138dwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846,

20andκαὶkaiG2532throughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimαὐτοῦautouG846to reconcileἀποκαταλλάξαιapokatallaxaiG604toεἰςeisG1519Himselfαὐτόν,autonG846τὰtaG3588all thingsπάνταpantaG3956,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535thingsτοῦtouG3588onἐπὶepiG1909τοῦtouG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093orεἴτεeiteG1535thingsτὰtaG3588inἐνenG1722τῆςtēsG3588heavenοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772,by making peaceεἰρηνοποιήσαςeirēnopoiēsasG1517throughδιὰdiaG1223theτὰtaG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofτοῖςtoisG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716δι᾽di᾽G1223αὐτοῦautouG846.

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