New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1:4-11

4since we heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191of your faithπίστινpistinG4102in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and theloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26whichἣνhēnG3739you haveἔχετεecheteG2192forallπάνταςpantasG3956thesaintsἁγίους,hagiousG40;

5becauseδιὰdiaG1223of thehopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680laidἀποκειμένηνapokeimenēnG606up for you inheavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,of whichἣνhēnG3739you previouslyG4257heardG4257in the wordλόγῳlogōG3056of truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098

6which has comeπαρόντοςparontosG3918to you, justκαθὼςkathōsG2531asin allπαντὶpantiG3956the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889alsoG2532it is constantly bearingG2592fruitκαρποφορούμενονkarpophoroumenonG2592andincreasingαὐξανόμενονauxanomenonG837,evenκαθὼςkathōsG2531as it has been doingin you alsoG2532sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250youheardἠκούσατεēkousateG191of it andunderstoodἐπέγνωτεepegnōteG1921the graceχάρινcharinG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225;

7justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as you learnedἐμάθετεematheteG3129it fromEpaphrasἘπαφρᾶEpaphraG1889, ourbelovedἀγαπητοῦagapētouG27fellowσυνδούλουsundoulouG4889bond-servantG4889,whoὅςhosG3739is a faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103servantδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547on our behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228,

8and he alsoκαὶkaiG2532informedδηλώσαςdēlōsasG1213us of yourloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26in the Spiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.

9For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonΔιὰDiaG1223alsoG2532,sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250we heardἠκούσαμεν,ēkousamenG191of it,we have not ceasedπαυόμεθαpauomethaG3973to prayπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336for you and to askαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154that you may be filledπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137with theknowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922of His willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307in allπάσῃpasēG3956spiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678and understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907,

10so that you willwalkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043in a mannerG516worthyG516of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,to pleaseἀρεσκείανareskeianG699Himin allG3956respectsG3956,bearingG2592fruitκαρποφοροῦντεςkarpophorountesG2592in everyG3956goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041andincreasingαὐξανόμενοιauxanomenoiG837in theknowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;

11strengthenedδυναμούμενοιdunamoumenoiG1412with allπάσῃpasēG3956powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411,accordingκατὰkataG2596toHis gloriousδόξηςdoxēsG1391mightκράτοςkratosG2904,for the attaining of allπᾶσανpasanG3956steadfastnessὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281andpatienceμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115;joyouslyG5479

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