Colossians 1:21-27

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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.