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Colossians 1:9-15

9For thisG3778 reasonG1223 we alsoG2532, 1sinceG575 the dayG2250 we heardG191 about it, 2have not ceasedG3973 prayingG4336 for you and askingG154 that you may be filledG4137 with the 34knowledgeG1922 of His willG2307 in allG3956 spiritualG4152 5wisdomG4678 and understandingG4907, 10so that you will 6walkG4043 inG516 aG516 mannerG516 worthyG516 of the LordG2962, 78to pleaseG699 Him in allG3956 respectsG3956, 9bearingG2592 fruitG2592 in everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041 and 10increasingG837 in the 11knowledgeG1922 of GodG2316; 1112strengthenedG1412 with allG3956 powerG1411, accordingG2596 to 13His gloriousG1391 mightG2904, 14for the attaining of allG3956 perseveranceG5281 and 15patienceG3115; 16joyouslyG3326G5479 12givingG2168 thanksG2168 to 17the FatherG3962, who has qualifiedG2427 us 18to shareG3310 in 19the inheritanceG2819 of the 20saintsG40 in 21lightG5457. 1322For He rescuedG4506 us from the 2324domainG1849 of darknessG4655, and transferredG3179 us to the kingdomG932 of 2526His belovedG26 SonG5207, 1427in whomG3739 we haveG2192 redemptionG629, the forgivenessG859 of sinsG266.

1528He is the 29imageG1504 of the 30invisibleG517 GodG2316, the 31firstbornG4416 of allG3956 creationG2937:

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 1:9 Col 1:4 ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 1:9 Eph 1:16 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 1:9 Or real knowledge ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 1:9 Phil 1:9 ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 1:9 Eph 1:17 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 1:10 Eph 4:1 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 1:10 Lit unto all pleasing ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 1:10 Eph 5:10 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 1:10 Rom 1:13 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 1:10 Or growing by the knowledge ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 1:10 Or real knowledge ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 1:11 1 Cor 16:13 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 1:11 Lit the might of His glory ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 1:11 Lit unto all ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 1:11 Or patience with joy ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 1:11 Eph 4:2 ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 1:12 Eph 2:18 ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 1:12 Lit unto the portion of ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 1:12 Acts 20:32 ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 1:12 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 1:12 Acts 26:18 ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 1:13 Lit Who rescued ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 1:13 Lit authority ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 1:13 Eph 6:12 ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 1:13 Lit the Son of His love ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 1:13 Eph 1:6 ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 1:14 Rom 3:24 ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 1:15 Lit Who is ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 1:15 2 Cor 4:4 ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 1:15 John 1:1 ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 1:15 Rom 8:29 ↩

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