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Colossians 1:23-27

23ifΕἴEiG1487indeedγεgeG1065you continueἐπιμένετεepimeneteG1961inthe faithπίστειpisteiG4102firmlyG2311establishedG2311and steadfastἑδραῖοιhedraioiG1476,and not shiftingμετακινούμενοιmetakinoumenoiG3334from thehopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680of the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098that you have heardἠκούσατε,ēkousateG191,which was proclaimedκηρυχθέντοςkēruchthentosG2784in allπάσῃpasēG3956creationκτίσειktiseiG2937underὑπὸhupoG5259heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772,and of whichG3739I, PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,was madeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096aministerδιάκονος.¶diakonosG1249.

24NowΝῦνNunG3568I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463in my sufferingsπαθήμασινpathēmasinG3804forG5228your sakeG5228,and in my fleshσαρκίsarkiG4561I am supplementingἀνταναπληρῶantanaplērōG466whatG5303isG5303lackingὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303in Christ’sΧριστοῦChristouG5547afflictionsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347inG5228behalfG5228ofHis bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,whichὅhoG3739is the churchἐκκλησία·ekklēsiaG1577.

25Iwas madeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096a ministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249of thisἧςhēsG3739churchaccordingκατὰkataG2596to thecommissionοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622from GodθεοῦtheouG2316grantedδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325to me for your benefitεἰςeisG1519, so that I mightfullyG4137carryG4137outG4137the preaching ofthe wordλόγονlogonG3056of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

26that is,the mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466which had been hiddenἀποκεκρυμμένονapokekrummenonG613from the pastagesαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165and generationsγενεῶν,geneōnG1074,but nowνῦνnunG3568has been revealedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319to HissaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40,

27to whomG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316willedἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309to makeγνωρίσαι,gnōrisaiG1107knownG1107whatτίtiG5101the wealthπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of the gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391of thisτούτουtoutouG3778mysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466amongG1722the Gentilesἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484is, the mystery that isChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547in you, thehopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680of gloryδόξης·doxēsG1391.

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