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Colossians 1:15-23

15whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theG3956imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504ofG2316theG3956invisibleἀοράτου,aoratouG517GodθεοῦtheouG2316,theG3956firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416ofG2316allG3956creationκτίσεως·ktiseōsG2937;

16forεἰςeisG1519inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846wereallG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956createdἐκτίσθηektisthēG2936,inἐνenG1722theG3956heavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772andG2532uponἐπὶepiG1909theG3956earthγῆς,gēsG1093,thingsπάνταpantaG3956visibleὁρατὰhorataG3707andG2532thingsG3956invisibleἀόρατα,aorataG517,whetherG1535thronesθρόνοιthronoiG2362orG2532dominionsκυριότητεςkuriotētesG2963orG2532principalitiesἀρχαὶarchaiG746orG2532powersἐξουσίαι·exousiaiG1849;allG3956thingsG3956havebeenG2532createdἔκτισται,ektistaiG2936throughδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846,andG2532untohimαὐτὸνautonG846;

17andG2532heG2532isG1510beforeπρὸproG4253allG3956thingsπάντων,pantōnG3956,andG2532inἐνenG1722himG846allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956consistG1510.

18AndG2532heG2532isG1510theG3956headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofG1537theG3956bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,theG3956churchἐκκλησίας·ekklēsiasG1577:whoG3739isG1510theG3956beginningἀρχή,archēG746,theG3956firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416fromG1537theG3956deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498;thatG3739inἐνenG1722allG3956thingsπᾶσινpasinG3956heG2532mightG2532haveG1510theG3956preeminence.

19ForG3754itG846wastheG3956goodG2106pleasureG2106ofG3956theG3956FatherthatG3754inἐνenG1722himG846shouldallG3956theG3956fulnessdwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730;

20andG2532throughG1223himαὐτοῦautouG846toεἰςeisG1519reconcileἀποκαταλλάξαιapokatallaxaiG604allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956untohimselfαὐτόν,autonG846, havingmadeG1517peaceG1517throughG1223theG3956bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofG1223hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716;throughG1223himαὐτοῦautouG846,IG2532sayG1223,whetherG1535thingsG3956uponἐπὶepiG1909theG3956earthγῆςgēsG1093,orG2532thingsG3956inἐνenG1722theG3956heavensοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772.

21AndG2532youG5210,beingὄνταςontasG1510inG1722timeποτεpoteG4218pastalienatedἀπηλλοτριωμένουςapēllotriōmenousG526andG2532enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190inG1722yourG2532mindδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271inG1722yourG2532evilπονηροῖς,ponēroisG4190worksἔργοιςergoisG2041,yetG2532nowG1161hathheG2532reconciledG604

22inἐνenG1722theG3588bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983ofG1223hisαὐτοῦautouG846fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561throughG1223deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,toG2532presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936youG5210holyἁγίουςhagiousG40andG2532withoutG2532blemishἀμώμουςamōmousG299andG2532unreproveablebeforeκατενώπιονkatenōpionG2714himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846:

23ifΕἴEiG1487soG2532beG1096thatG3739yecontinueἐπιμένετεepimeneteG1961inG1722theG3956faithπίστειpisteiG4102,groundedτεθεμελιωμένοιtethemeliōmenoiG2311andG2532stedfast,andG2532notμὴmēG3361movedμετακινούμενοιmetakinoumenoiG3334awayG575fromG575theG3956hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680ofG575theG3956gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098whichG3739yeheardἠκούσατε,ēkousateG191,whichG3739waspreachedκηρυχθέντοςkēruchthentosG2784inG1722allG3956creationκτίσειktiseiG2937underὑπὸhupoG5259heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772; whereofIἐγὼegōG1473PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wasmadeG1096aministerδιάκονος.¶diakonosG1249.

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