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Colossians 3:12-25

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.

18Wivesγυναῖκες,gunaikesG1135,besubjectG5293to[your]husbandsἀνδράσινandrasinG435,asisfittingin[the]Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

19Husbandsἄνδρες,andresG435,loveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25yourwivesG1135,andbenotbitterG4087againstthem.

20Childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219yourparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118inallthingsG3778,forthisisG1510well-pleasingεὐάρεστόνeuarestonG2101in[the]Lordκυρίῳ.¶kuriōG2962.

21Fathersπατέρες,pateresG3962,donotvexyourchildrenG5043,totheendthattheybenotdisheartened.

22Bondmen,obeyὑπακούετεhupakoueteG5219inallthingsπάνταpantaG3956yourmastersκυρίοις,kurioisG2962accordingG2596tofleshσάρκαsarkaG4561;notwitheye-services,asmen-pleasers,butinsimplicityofheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,fearingφοβούμενοιphoboumenoiG5399theLordκύριον.kurionG2962.

23Whatsoever yedo, labouratitheartily,as[doingit]totheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andnottomenG444;

24knowingthatof[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962yeshallreceiveἀπολήμψεσθεapolēmpsestheG618therecompenseoftheinheritanceκληρονομίας·klēronomiasG2817; yeserveδουλεύετε.douleueteG1398theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

25ForhethatdoesawrongἀδικῶνadikōnG91shallreceiveG2865thewrongἠδίκησενēdikēsenG91hehasdone,andthereisG1510norespectofpersons.

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