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Colossians 2:2-10

2thatἵναinaG2443they may be encouragedπαρακληθῶσινparaklēthōsinG3870αὐτῶνautōnG846αἱhaiG3588in heartκαρδίαιkardiaiG2588,knit togetherσυμβιβασθέντεςsumbibasthentesG4822inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,andκαὶkaiG2532filled withεἰςeisG1519thefull richesπᾶν πλοῦτοςpan ploutosG3956 G4149τῆςtēsG3588of completeπληροφορίαςplērophoriasG4136τῆςtēsG3588understandingσυνέσεωςsuneseōsG4907,so thatεἰςeisG1519they may knowἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922theτοῦtouG3588mysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, namelyChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,

3inἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739areεἰσινeisinG1510hiddenἀπόκρυφοι·apokruphoiG614allπάντεςpantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588treasuresθησαυροὶthēsauroiG2344τῆςtēsG3588of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678andκαὶkaiG2532knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108.

4I sayλέγω,legōG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778so thatἵναinaG2443no oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367will deceiveπαραλογίζηταιparalogizētaiG3884youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byἐνenG1722smooth rhetoricπιθανολογίᾳ·pithanologiaG4086.

5ForγὰρgarG1063althoughεἰ καὶei kaiG2532 G1487I am absent from youἄπειμι,apeimiG548inτῇtēaG3588bodyσαρκὶsarkiG4561ἀλλὰallaG235,I am presentεἰμι,eimiG1510withσὺνsunG4862youὑμῖνhuminG4771τῷtōG3588in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151, andI delightχαίρωνchairōnG5463καὶkaiG2532to seeβλέπωνblepōnG991yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588orderly conditionτάξινtaxinG5010andκαὶkaiG2532ὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771τὸtoG3588firmστερέωμαstereōmaG4733τῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

6ThereforeοὖνounG3767,just asὩςHōsG5613you have receivedπαρελάβετεparelabeteG3880τὸνtonG3588ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424asτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,continue to walkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846,

7rootedἐρριζωμένοιerrizōmenoiG4492andκαὶkaiG2532built upἐποικοδομούμενοιepoikodomoumenoiG2026inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846καὶkaiG2532,established inβεβαιούμενοιbebaioumenoiG950theτῇtēaG3588faithπίστειpisteiG4102asκαθὼςkathōsG2531you were taughtἐδιδάχθητε,edidachthēteG1321, andoverflowingπερισσεύοντεςperisseuontesG4052withἐνenG1722thankfulnessεὐχαριστίᾳ.¶eucharistiaG2169.

8See to itΒλέπετεBlepeteG991that no oneμή τις ἔσταιmē tis estaiG3361 G1510 G5100ὁhoG3588takes you captiveὑμᾶς συλαγωγῶνhumas sulagōgōnG4812 G4771throughδιὰdiaG1223τῆςtēsG3588philosophyφιλοσοφίαςphilosophiasG5385andκαὶkaiG2532emptyκενῆςkenēsG2756deceptionἀπάτηςapatēsG539,which are based onκατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588humanτῶν ἀνθρώπων,tōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862andκατὰkataG2596theτὰtaG3588spiritual forcesστοιχεῖαstoicheiaG4747of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889rather thanκαὶ οὐkai ouG2532 G3756onκατὰkataG2596ChristΧριστόν·ChristonG5547.

9ForὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722ChristαὐτῷautōG846allπᾶνpanG3956theτὸtoG3588fullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of theτῆςtēsG3588DeityθεότητοςtheotētosG2320dwellsκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730in bodily formσωματικῶς,sōmatikōsG4985.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532you have beenἐστὲesteG1510made completeπεπληρωμένοι,peplērōmenoiG4137inἐνenG1722ChristαὐτῷautōG846,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776over everyπάσηςpasēsG3956rulerἀρχῆςarchēsG746andκαὶkaiG2532authorityἐξουσίας·exousiasG1849.

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