New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1:9-20

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

12givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168tothe FatherπατρὶpatriG3962,who has qualifiedἱκανώσαντιhikanōsantiG2427usto shareμερίδαmeridaG3310inthe inheritanceκλήρουklērouG2819of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inLightφωτί,phōtiG5457.

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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