New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1:18-24

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.

21And although you wereformerlyποτεpoteG4218alienatedἀπηλλοτριωμένουςapēllotriōmenousG526and hostileἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190in mindδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271, engagedin evilπονηροῖς,ponēroisG4190deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041,

22yetG1161He has nowG3570reconciledG604you in His fleshlyσαρκὸςsarkosG4561bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983throughδιὰdiaG1223deathθανάτουthanatouG2288, in order topresentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936you beforeκατενώπιονkatenōpionG2714HimholyἁγίουςhagiousG40and blamelessἀμώμουςamōmousG299and beyondG410reproachG410--

23ifΕἴEiG1487indeedγεgeG1065you continueἐπιμένετεepimeneteG1961inthe faithπίστειpisteiG4102firmlyG2311establishedG2311and steadfastἑδραῖοιhedraioiG1476,and not movedG3334awayG3334from thehopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680of the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098that you have heardἠκούσατε,ēkousateG191,which was proclaimedκηρυχθέντοςkēruchthentosG2784in allπάσῃpasēG3956creationκτίσειktiseiG2937underὑπὸhupoG5259heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772,and of whichG3739I, PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,was madeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096aministerδιάκονος.¶diakonosG1249.

24NowΝῦνNunG3568I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463in my sufferingsπαθήμασινpathēmasinG3804for your sakeὑπὲρhuperG5228,and in my fleshσαρκίsarkiG4561Ido my shareG466on behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228ofHis bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,whichὅhoG3739is the churchἐκκλησία·ekklēsiaG1577,in fillingG466up whatG3588is lackingὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303in Christ’sΧριστοῦChristouG5547afflictionsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347.

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