New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 2:2-10

2that theirheartsκαρδίαιkardiaiG2588may be encouragedπαρακληθῶσινparaklēthōsinG3870, having beenknitσυμβιβασθέντεςsumbibasthentesG4822togetherG4822in loveἀγάπῃagapēG26, and attainingto allπᾶνpanG3956the wealthπλοῦτοςploutosG4149that comes from the fullπληροφορίαςplērophoriasG4136assuranceG4136of understandingσυνέσεωςsuneseōsG4907, resulting in atrueG1922knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922ofGod’sθεοῦtheouG2316mysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466, that is,ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547Himself,

3in whomᾧhōG3739are hiddenἀπόκρυφοι·apokruphoiG614allπάντεςpantesG3956the treasuresθησαυροὶthēsauroiG2344of wisdomσοφίαςsophiasG4678and knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108.

4I sayλέγω,legōG3004thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778soἵναinaG2443that noG3367oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367will deludeπαραλογίζηταιparalogizētaiG3884you withpersuasiveG4086argumentG4086.

5For evenG2532thoughεἰeiG1487I amG548absentἄπειμι,apeimiG548in bodyσαρκὶsarkiG4561,neverthelessἀλλὰallaG235I amεἰμι,eimiG1510with you in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,rejoicingχαίρωνchairōnG5463to seeβλέπωνblepōnG991yourgoodG5010disciplineG5010and thestabilityστερέωμαstereōmaG4733of your faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

6ThereforeοὖνounG3767as you have receivedπαρελάβετεparelabeteG3880ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424the Lordκύριον,kurionG2962, sowalkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043in Him,

7having been firmlyG4492rootedἐρριζωμένοιerrizōmenoiG4492and now beingbuiltἐποικοδομούμενοιepoikodomoumenoiG2026up in Him andestablishedβεβαιούμενοιbebaioumenoiG950in your faithπίστειpisteiG4102,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as youwere instructedἐδιδάχθητε,edidachthēteG1321, andoverflowingπερισσεύοντεςperisseuontesG4052with gratitudeεὐχαριστίᾳ.¶eucharistiaG2169.

8SeeΒλέπετεBlepeteG991to it that noμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100takesG4812you captiveG4812throughδιὰdiaG1223philosophyφιλοσοφίαςphilosophiasG5385and emptyκενῆςkenēsG2756deceptionἀπάτηςapatēsG539,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862of menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,accordingκατὰkataG2596to theelementaryG4747principlesG4747of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,ratherG3756thanG2532 G3756accordingκατὰkataG2596to ChristΧριστόν·ChristonG5547.

9For in Him allπᾶνpanG3956thefullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of DeityθεότητοςtheotētosG2320dwellsκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730in bodilyG4985formG4985,

10and in Him you have beenG1510madeG4137completeG4137, andHe is the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776over allπάσηςpasēsG3956ruleἀρχῆςarchēsG746and authorityἐξουσίας·exousiasG1849;

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