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Colossians 3:14-25

14AndδὲdeG1161overἐπὶepiG1909allπᾶσινpasinG3956theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778virtuesτὴνtēnG3588put onloveἀγάπην,agapēnG26,whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510thebondσύνδεσμοςsundesmosG4886τῆςtēsG3588of perfect unityτελειότητος.teleiotētosG5047.

15καὶkaiG2532LettheἡhēG3588peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ruleβραβευέτωbrabeuetōG1018inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588, fortoεἰςeisG1519thisἣνhēnG3739καὶkaiG2532you were calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564as members ofἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματι·sōmatiG4983.AndκαὶkaiG2532beγίνεσθε.¶ginestheG1096thankfulεὐχάριστοιeucharistoiG2170.

16Let theὉHoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547richlyπλουσίως,plousiōsG4146dwellἐνοικείτωenoikeitōG1774withinἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771as you teachδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andκαὶkaiG2532admonishνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesG3560one anotherἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438withἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678, andas you singᾄδοντεςadontesG103psalmsψαλμοῖς,psalmoisG5568,hymnsὕμνοις,humnoisG5215, andspiritualπνευματικαῖςpneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603withἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588gratitudeχάριτιcharitiG5485inἐνenG1722ταῖςtaisG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588toτῷtōG3588Godθεῷ·theōG2316.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532whateverπᾶν ὅ ἐὰνpan ho eanG3956 G3739 G5101 G1437you doποιῆτεpoiēteG4160,inἐνenG1722wordλόγῳlogōG3056orἢēG2228ἐνenG1722deedἔργῳ,ergōG2041, do itallπάνταpantaG3956inἐνenG1722thenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,giving thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316theFatherπατρὶpatriG3962throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

18ΑἱHaiG3588Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135,submitὑποτάσσεσθεhupotassestheG5293toτοῖςtoisG3588yourhusbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,asὡςhōsG5613is fittingἀνῆκενanēkenG433inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

19ΟἱHoiG3588Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25yourτὰςtasG3588wivesγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135andκαὶkaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361be harshπικραίνεσθεpikrainestheG4087withπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτάς.¶autasG846.

20ΤὰTaG3588Childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourτοῖςtoisG3588parentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118inκατὰkataG2596everythingπάντα·pantaG3956,forγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510pleasingεὐάρεστόνeuarestonG2101toἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

21ΟἱHoiG3588Fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,do notμὴmēG3361provokeἐρεθίζετεerethizeteG2042yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771τὰtaG3588childrenτέκναteknaG5043,soἵναinaG2443they will not become discouragedμὴ ἀθυμῶσιν.¶mē athumōsinG3361 G120.

22ΟἱHoiG3588Slavesδοῦλοι,douloiG1401,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourτοῖςtoisG3588earthlyκατὰ σάρκαkata sarkaG2596 G4561mastersκυρίοις,kurioisG2962inκατὰkataG2596everythingπάνταpantaG3956,notμὴmēG3361onlyto please themὡς ἀνθρωπάρεσκοιhōs anthrōpareskoiG5613 G441while they are watchingἐν ὀφθαλμοδουλίᾳen ophthalmodouliaG1722 G3787,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235withἐνenG1722sincerityἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588andfearφοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399of theτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον.kurionG2962.

23Whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437you doποιῆτε,poiēteG4160,work at itἐργάζεσθεergazestheG2038with your whole beingἐκ ψυχῆςek psuchēsG1537 G5590,as forὡςhōsG5613theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐκoukG3756for menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444,

24because you knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754you will receiveἀπολήμψεσθεapolēmpsestheG618τὴνtēnG3588an inheritanceκληρονομίας·klēronomiasG2817fromἀπὸapoG575theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962as yourτῆςtēsG3588rewardἀνταπόδοσινantapodosinG469. It istheτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547you are servingδουλεύετε.douleueteG1398.

25γὰρgarG1063WhoeverὁhoG3588does wrongἀδικῶνadikōnG91will be repaidκομίσεταιkomisetaiG2865forhis wrongὃ ἠδίκησενho ēdikēsenG3739 G91,andκαὶkaiG2532there isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756favoritismπροσωπολημψία.¶prosōpolēmpsiaG4382.

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