Colossians 1
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Colossians 1:13-20

13For He rescuedἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506us from thedomainἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849of darknessσκότουςskotousG4655,and transferredμετέστησενmetestēsenG3179us to the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofHis belovedἀγάπηςagapēsG26SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,
14in whomᾧhōG3739we haveἔχομενechomenG2192redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629,the forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶν·hamartiōnG266.
15He is theimageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504of theinvisibleἀοράτου,aoratouG517GodθεοῦtheouG2316, thefirstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416of allπάσηςpasēsG3956creationκτίσεως·ktiseōsG2937.
16Forby Him allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956were createdἐκτίσθηektisthēG2936, bothin the heavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772and on earthγῆς,gēsG1093,visibleὁρατὰhorataG3707and invisibleἀόρατα,aorataG517,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535thronesθρόνοιthronoiG2362orεἴτεeiteG1535dominionsκυριότητεςkuriotētesG2963orεἴτεeiteG1535rulersἀρχαὶarchaiG746orεἴτεeiteG1535authoritiesἐξουσίαι·exousiaiG1849--allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956have been createdἔκτισται,ektistaiG2936throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him and for Him.
17Heis beforeπρὸproG4253allG3956thingsπάντων,pantōnG3956,and in Him allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956holdG4921togetherG4921.
18He is alsoκαὶkaiG2532headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofthe bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,the churchἐκκλησίας·ekklēsiasG1577; and He isthe beginningἀρχή,archēG746,the firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416from the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,soἵναinaG2443that He HimselfG846will comeγένηταιgenētaiG1096to haveG4409firstG4409placeG4409in everythingπᾶσινpasinG3956.
19For it was the Father’sgoodG2106pleasureG2106for allπᾶνpanG3956thefullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138to dwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730in Him,
20and throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him toreconcileἀποκαταλλάξαιapokatallaxaiG604allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956to HimselfG846,having madeG1517peaceG1517throughδιὰdiaG1223the bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of His crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716;throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him, I say,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535things on earthγῆςgēsG1093orεἴτεeiteG1535things inheavenοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772.
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