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Colossians 3:1-17

1IfthereforeG3767yehavebeenG1510raisedwiththeChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,seekζητεῖτε,zēteiteG2212thethings[whichareG1510]above,whereοὗhouG3757theChristΧριστόςChristosG5547isG1510,sittingG2521at[the]rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:

2haveyourmindG5426onthethings[thatare]above,notonthethings[thatare]ontheearthγῆς.gēsG1093;

3foryehavediedG599,andyourlifeζωὴzōēG2222ishidG2928withtheChristΧριστῷChristōG5547inGodθεῷ·theōG2316.

4WhenὅτανhotanG3752theChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547ismanifestedG5319who[is]ourlifeζωὴzōēG2222,thenshallyealsoκαὶkaiG2532bemanifestedG5319withhimingloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

5PuttodeaththereforeοὖνounG3767yourmembersμέληmelēG3196which[areG1510]upontheearthγῆς,gēsG1093,fornication,uncleanness, vilepassionsπάθος,pathosG3806,evilκακὴνkakēnG2556lustG1939,andunbridleddesireἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939,whichisG1510idolatryεἰδωλολατρία,eidōlolatriaG1495.

6OnaccountG1223ofwhichthingsἃhaG3739thewrathὀργὴorgēG3709ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316comesG2064uponthesonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207ofdisobedienceἀπειθείας·apeitheiasG543.

7InwhichyealsoκαὶkaiG2532onceποτε,poteG4218walkedπεριεπατήσατέperiepatēsateG4043whenὅτεhoteG3753yelivedG2198inthesethingsG3778.

8ButnowG1161,putἀπόθεσθεapothestheG659off, yealsoκαὶkaiG2532,all[these]thingsπάντα,pantaG3956,wrathG3709,angerὀργήν,orgēnG3709,maliceκακίαν,kakianG2549,blasphemyG988, vilelanguageoutofyourmouthστόματοςstomatosG4750.

9DonotlieψεύδεσθεpseudestheG5574tooneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240another, having put offtheoldπαλαιὸνpalaionG3820manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444withhisdeedsG4234,

10andhavingputἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746onthenewνέον,neonG3501,renewedἀνακαινούμενονanakainoumenonG341intofullknowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to[the]imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504ofhimthathascreatedhim;

11whereinthereisnotGreekἝλληνHellēnG1672andJewἸουδαῖος,IoudaiosG2453,circumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061anduncircumcisionἀκροβυστία,akrobustiaG203,barbarian,Scythian, bondman,freeman;butChristΧριστός.¶ChristosG5547[is]everythingG3956,andinall.

12PutἘνδύσασθεEndusastheG1746onthereforeοὖν,ounG3767,as[the]electἐκλεκτοὶeklektoiG1588ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,holyἅγιοιhagioiG40andbelovedἠγαπημένοι,ēgapēmenoiG25, bowelsofcompassionG3628,kindnessχρηστότητα,chrēstotētaG5544, lowliness,meekness, longsuffering;

13forbearingoneG240another,andforgivingG5483oneG240another,ifanyshouldhaveacomplaintagainstany;evenG2532astheChristG5547hasforgivenG5483you,soalsoG2532[do] ye.

14Andtoallthese[add]loveἀγάπην,agapēnG26,whichisG1510thebondσύνδεσμοςsundesmosG4886ofperfectness.

15AndletthepeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547presideinyourheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,towhichalsoG2532yehavebeencalledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564inoneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματι·sōmatiG4983,andbethankful.

16LetthewordλόγοςlogosG3056oftheChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547dwellἐνοικείτωenoikeitōG1774inyourichlyπλουσίως,plousiōsG4146,inallwisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andadmonishingνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesG3560oneanother,inpsalmsψαλμοῖς,psalmoisG5568,hymnsὕμνοις,humnoisG5215,spiritualπνευματικαῖςpneumatikaisG4152songsᾠδαῖςōdaisG5603,singingᾄδοντεςadontesG103withgraceχάριτιcharitiG5485inyourheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588toGodθεῷ·theōG2316.

17AndeverythingG3956,whateveryemaydoinwordλόγῳlogōG3056orindeedἔργῳ,ergōG2041, [do]allthingsG3956in[the]nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168toGodθεῷtheōG2316theFatherπατρὶpatriG3962byhim.

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