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Colossians 1:3-14

3We give thanksΕὐχαριστοῦμενEucharistoumenG2168to Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316andG2532the FatherπατρὶpatriG3962of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,prayingπροσευχόμενοι,proseuchomenoiG4336alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842forπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,

4G3588G3588Since we heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithπίστινpistinG3588 G4102inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532of the loveἀγάπηνagapēnG3588 G26which ye havetoεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956the saintsἁγίους,hagiousG40,

5τὴνtēnG3588ForδιὰdiaG1223the hopeἐλπίδα τὴνelpida tēnG3588 G1680which is laid upἀποκειμένηνapokeimenēnG606for youὑμῖνhuminG4771inἐνenG1722heavenτοῖς οὐρανοῖςtois ouranoisG3588 G3772,whereofἣνhēnG3739ye heard beforeπροηκούσατεproēkousateG4257inἐνenG1722the wordτῷ λόγῳtō logōG3588 G3056of the truthτῆς ἀληθείαςtēs alētheiasG3588 G225of the gospelτοῦ εὐαγγελίουtou euangeliouG3588 G2098;

6Which is comeτοῦ παρόντοςtou parontosG3588 G3918untoεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it isκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956the worldτῷ κόσμῳtō kosmōG3588 G2889;andκαὶkaiG2532ἐστὶνestinG1510bringeth forth fruitκαρποφορούμενονkarpophoroumenonG2592,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it dothalsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575ἧςhēsG3739the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ye heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191of it,andκαὶkaiG2532knewἐπέγνωτεepegnōteG1921the graceτὴν χάρινtēn charinG3588 G5485of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316inἐνenG1722truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225:

7τοῦtouG3588AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531yeG3129alsoG2532learnedἐμάθετεematheteG3129ofἀπὸapoG575EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶEpaphraG1889ourG1473dearἀγαπητοῦagapētouG27fellowservantσυνδούλουsundoulouG4889,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771a faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ,tou ChristouG3588 G5547;

8ὁhoG3588WhoτὴνtēnG3588alsoκαὶkaiG2532declaredδηλώσαςdēlōsasG1213unto usG1473yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26inἐνenG1722the Spiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.

9ἧςhēsG3739ForG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeG1223weG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532,sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250we heardἠκούσαμεν,ēkousamenG191it,doG3973notοὐouG3756ceaseπαυόμεθαpauomethaG3973to prayπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532to desireαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154thatἵναinaG2443ye might be filled withπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137the knowledgeτὴν ἐπίγνωσινtēn epignōsinG3588 G1922of hisαὐτοῦautouG846willτοῦ θελήματοςtou thelēmatosG3588 G2307inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andκαὶkaiG2532spiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907;

10ThatG4043yeG4771might walkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962untoG1519allπᾶσανpasanG3956pleasingἀρεσκείανareskeianG699,being fruitfulκαρποφοροῦντεςkarpophorountesG2592inἐνenG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041,andκαὶkaiG2532increasingαὐξανόμενοιauxanomenoiG837inG1519the knowledgeτῇ ἐπιγνώσειtēa epignōseiG3588 G1922of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316;

11StrengthenedδυναμούμενοιdunamoumenoiG1412withἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956mightδυνάμειdunameiG1411,according toκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloriousτὸ δόξηςto doxēsG3588 G1391powerκράτος τῆςkratos tēsG3588 G2904,untoεἰςeisG1519allπᾶσανpasanG3956patienceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281andκαὶkaiG2532longsufferingμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115withG3326joyfulnessG5479;

12τῷtōG3588τῷtōG3588Giving thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168unto the Fatherπατρὶ τὴνpatri tēnG3588 G3962,which hath madeG2427usG1473meetG2427toεἰςeisG1519be partakersμερίδα τοῦmerida touG3588 G3310of the inheritanceκλήρου τῶνklērou tōnG3588 G2819of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inἐνenG1722lightτῷ φωτί,tō phōtiG3588 G5457:

13WhoὃςhosG3739hath deliveredἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506usG1473fromἐκekG1537the powerτῆς ἐξουσίαςtēs exousiasG3588 G1849of darknessτοῦ σκότουςtou skotousG3588 G4655,andκαὶkaiG2532hath translatedμετέστησενmetestēsenG3179usintoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588 G932of hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846dearτοῦ ἀγάπηςtou agapēsG3588 G26Sonυἱοῦ τῆςhuiou tēsG3588 G5207:

14InἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739we haveἔχομενechomenG2192redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG3588 G629throughG1223hisG846bloodG3588 G129, eventhe forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG3588 G859of sinsἁμαρτιῶν·hamartiōnG3588 G266:

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