Colossians 1:9-20

9For this reasonG1223G3778G2532, sinceG575 theG3739 dayG2250 we heardG191 about you, weG1473 have notG3756 stoppedG3973 prayingG4336 forG5228 youG4771 andG2532 askingG154 God toG2443 fill you withG4137 theG3588 knowledgeG1922 ofG3588 HisG846 willG2307 inG1722 allG3956 spiritualG4152 wisdomG4678 andG2532 understandingG4907, 10so that you may walkG4043 in a manner worthyG516 of theG3588 LordG2962 and may pleaseG699 Him inG1519 every wayG3956: bearing fruitG2592 inG1722 everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041, growingG837 in theG3588 knowledgeG1922 of GodG2316, 11being strengthenedG1412 withG1722 allG3956 powerG1411 according toG2596 HisG846 gloriousG1391 mightG2904 so that you may haveG1519 fullG3956 enduranceG5281 andG2532 patienceG3115, and joyfullyG3326G5479 12giving thanksG2168 to theG3588 FatherG3962, whoG3588 has qualifiedG2427 youG47711 to shareG1519G3588G3310 in theG3588 inheritanceG2819 of theG3588 saintsG40 inG1722 theG3588 lightG5457.

13HeG3739 has rescuedG4506 usG1473 fromG1537 theG3588 dominionG1849 of darknessG4655 andG2532 broughtG3179 us intoG1519 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 HisG846 belovedG26 SonG5207, 14inG1722 whomG3739 we haveG2192 redemptionG629,2 theG3588 forgivenessG859 of sinsG266.

15The Son isG1510 the imageG1504 of theG3588 invisibleG517 GodG2316, the firstbornG4416 over allG3956 creationG2937. 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.