Colossians 1
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Colossians 1:9-20

9ForthisreasonwealsoG2532,fromthedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250weheardG191[ofyourfaithandlove],donotceaseπαυόμεθαpauomethaG3973prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andaskingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154foryou,totheendthatyemaybefilledπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137withthefullG4137knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922ofhiswill,inallwisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andspiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907,
10[soas]towalkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043worthilyἀξίωςaxiōsG516oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962untoallwell-pleasing,bearingfruitκαρποφοροῦντεςkarpophorountesG2592ineverygoodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041,andgrowingαὐξανόμενοιauxanomenoiG837bythetrueknowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316;
11strengthenedwithallpowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411accordingκατὰkataG2596tothemightofhisgloryG1391untoallenduranceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281andlongsufferingwithjoyG5479;
12givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168totheFatherπατρὶpatriG3962,whohasmadeusfitforsharingtheportionofthesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inlightφωτί,phōtiG5457,
13whohasdeliveredἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506usfromtheauthorityG1849ofdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655,andtranslated [us]intothekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932oftheSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofhisloveG26:
14inwhomwehaveredemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629,theforgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859ofsinsἁμαρτιῶν·hamartiōnG266;
15whoisG1510imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504oftheinvisibleἀοράτου,aoratouG517GodθεοῦtheouG2316,firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416ofallcreationκτίσεως·ktiseōsG2937;
16becausebyhimwerecreatedallthingsπάνταpantaG3956,thethingsπάνταpantaG3956intheheavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772andthethingsG3956upontheearthγῆς,gēsG1093,thevisibleandtheinvisibleἀόρατα,aorataG517,whetherthronesG2362,orlordships,orprincipalities,orauthoritiesἐξουσίαι·exousiaiG1849:allthingsG3956havebeencreatedbyhimandforhim.
17AndheisG1510beforeall,andallthingsG3956subsisttogetherbyhim.
18AndheisG1510theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,theassemblyG1577;whoisG1510[the]beginning,firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416fromamongthedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,thathemighthavethefirstplaceG1096inallthingsπᾶσινpasinG3956:
19forinhimallthefulness [oftheGodhead]waspleasedtodwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730,
20andbyhimtoreconcileἀποκαταλλάξαιapokatallaxaiG604allthingsπάνταpantaG3956toitself, havingmadepeacebythebloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofhiscrossσταυροῦstaurouG4716—byhim,whetherthethingsG3956ontheearthγῆςgēsG1093orthethingsG3956intheheavensοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772.
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