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Colossians 1:9-20

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:

15τοῦtouG3588WhoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510the imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504of the invisibleἀοράτου,aoratouG517Godθεοῦ τοῦtheou touG3588 G2316,the firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416of everyπάσηςpasēsG3956creatureκτίσεως·ktiseōsG2937:

16ForὅτιhotiG3754byἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846wereG2936all thingsπάνταpantaG3588 G3956createdG2936,that areG3588inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3588 G3772,andκαὶkaiG2532that areG3588inἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆς,gēsG3588 G1093,visibleὁρατὰhorataG3588 G3707andκαὶkaiG2532invisibleἀόρατα,aorataG3588 G517,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535they bethronesθρόνοιthronoiG2362,orεἴτεeiteG1535dominionsκυριότητεςkuriotētesG2963,orεἴτεeiteG1535principalitiesἀρχαὶarchaiG746,orεἴτεeiteG1535powersἐξουσίαι·exousiaiG1849:all thingsπάνταpantaG3588 G3956were createdG2936byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846:

17τὰtaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτόςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510beforeπρὸproG4253all thingsπάντων,pantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846all thingsπάνταpantaG3956consistσυνέστηκεν,sunestēkenG4921.

18ἡhēG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτόςautosG846isἐστινestinG1510the headκεφαλὴ τοῦkephalē touG3588 G2776of the bodyσώματος τῆςsōmatos tēsG3588 G4983,the Assemblyἐκκλησίας· τῶνekklēsias tōnG3588 G1577:whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510the beginningἀρχή,archēG746,the firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498;thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956thingsheαὐτὸςautosG846mightγένηταιgenētaiG1096have the preeminenceπρωτεύων·prōteuōnG4409.

19ForὅτιhotiG3754it pleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106the Father thatinἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846shouldG2730allπᾶνpanG3956fulnessτὸ πλήρωμαto plērōmaG3588 G4138dwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730;

20τὰtaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532,having made peaceεἰρηνοποιήσαςeirēnopoiēsasG1517throughδι᾽di᾽G1223the bloodτοῦ αἵματοςtou aimatosG3588 G129of hisαὐτοῦautouG846crossτοῦ σταυροῦtou staurouG3588 G4716,byδιὰdiaG1223himαὐτόν,autonG846to reconcileἀποκαταλλάξαιapokatallaxaiG604all thingsπάνταpantaG3956untoεἰςeisG1519himselfαὐτοῦ,autouG846;byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846, I say,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535they bethingsτὰtaG3588inἐπὶepiG1909earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588 G1093,orεἴτεeiteG1535thingsτὰtaG3588inἐνenG1722heavenτοῖς οὐρανοῖς·tois ouranoisG3588 G3772.

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