Colossians 1:16-29

16ForG3754 inG1722 HimG846 all thingsG3956 were createdG2936, things inG1722 heavenG3772 andG2532 onG1909 earthG1093, visibleG3707 andG2532 invisibleG517, whetherG1535 thronesG2362 orG1535 dominionsG2963 orG1535 rulersG746 orG1535 authoritiesG1849. All thingsG3956 were createdG2936 throughG1223 HimG846 andG2532 forG1519 HimG846.

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HeG846 isG1510 beforeG4253 all thingsG3956, andG2532 inG1722 HimG846 all thingsG3956 hold togetherG4921. 18AndG2532 HeG846 isG1510 theG3588 headG2776 of theG3588 bodyG4983, theG3588 churchG1577; HeG3739 isG1510 theG3588 beginningG746 and firstbornG4416 from amongG1537 theG3588 deadG3498, so thatG2443 inG1722 all thingsG3956 HeG846 mayG1096 have preeminenceG4409. 19ForG3754 God was pleasedG2106 to have allG3956 His fullnessG4138 dwellG2730 inG1722 HimG846, 20andG2532 throughG1223 HimG846 to reconcileG604 toG1519 HimselfG846 all thingsG3956, whetherG1535 thingsG3588 onG1909 earthG1093 orG1535 thingsG3588 inG1722 heavenG3772, by making peaceG1517 throughG1223 theG3588 bloodG129 ofG3588 HisG846 crossG4716.

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OnceG4218 youG4771 wereG1510 alienatedG526 from God andG2532 were hostileG2190 inG3588 your mindsG1271, engaging inG1722 evilG4190 deedsG2041. 22ButG1161 nowG3570 He has reconciledG604 you byG1722 Christ’s physicalG3588G4561 bodyG4983 throughG1223 deathG2288 to presentG3936 youG4771 holyG40, unblemishedG299, andG2532 blamelessG410 in His presenceG2714G846— 23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in your faithG4102, establishedG2311 andG2532 firmG1476, notG3361 movedG3334 fromG575 theG3588 hopeG1680 of theG3588 gospelG2098 you heardG191, whichG3588 has been proclaimedG2784 toG1722 everyG3956 creatureG29371 underG5259 heavenG3772, and of whichG3739 IG1473, PaulG3972, have becomeG1096 a servantG1249.

24NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 inG1722 my sufferingsG3804 for youG5228G4771, andG2532 I fill upG466 inG1722 myG1473 fleshG4561 whatG3588 is lackingG5303 in regard toG3588 Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347 for the sake ofG5228 HisG846 bodyG4983, whichG3739 isG1510 theG3588 churchG1577. 25IG1473 becameG1096 itsG3739 servantG1249 byG2596 theG3588 commissionG3622 GodG2316 gaveG1325 meG1473 to fully proclaimG4137 toG1519 youG4771 theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316, 26theG3588 mysteryG3466 thatG3588 was hiddenG613 forG575 agesG165 andG2532 generationsG1074 butG1161 is now revealedG3568G5319 toG3588 HisG846 saintsG40. 27ToG3739 them GodG2316 has chosenG2309 to make knownG1107 amongG1722 theG3588 GentilesG1484 theG3588 gloriousG1391 richesG4149 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466, whichG3739 isG1510 ChristG5547 inG1722 youG4771, theG3588 hopeG1680 ofG3588 gloryG1391.

28WeG1473 proclaimG2605 HimG3739, admonishingG3560 andG2532 teachingG1321 everyoneG3956 withG1722 allG3956 wisdomG4678, so thatG2443 we may presentG3936 everyoneG3956 perfectG50462 inG1722 ChristG5547. 29ToG1519 this endG3739 I alsoG2532 laborG2872, strivingG75 with allG2596 HisG846 energyG1753 workingG1754 powerfullyG1722G1411 withinG1722 meG1473.