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Colossians 1:16-29

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.

24NowΝῦνNunG3568IG1473rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463inG1722myG1722sufferingsπαθήμασινpathēmasinG3804forG5228yourG2532sakeG5228,andG2532fillupἀνταναπληρῶantanaplērōG466onG1722myG1722partG1473thatG3739whichG3739isG1510lackingὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303ofG1577theG3588afflictionsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347ofG1577ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547inG1722myG1722fleshσαρκίsarkiG4561forG5228hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846body’ssakeG5228,whichG3739isG1510theG3588churchἐκκλησία·ekklēsiaG1577;

25whereofIἐγὼegōG1473wasmadeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096aministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG1519theG3588dispensationofG3056GodθεοῦtheouG2316whichἧςhēsG3739wasgivenG1325meG1325toG1519you-ward,toG1519fulfillπληρῶσαιplērōsaiG4137theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

26evenG2532theG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466whichG3588hathbeenG2532hidfromG575allG3588agesαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165andG2532generationsγενεῶν,geneōnG1074:butG1161nowG1161hathitG846beenG2532manifestedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319toG2532hisG846saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40,

27toG2309whomοἷςhoisG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316wasG1510pleasedtoG2309makeγνωρίσαι,gnōrisaiG1107knownG1107whatτίtiG5101isG1510theG3588richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofG2316theG3588gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofG2316thisτούτουtoutouG3778mysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466amongἐνenG1722theG3588Gentilesἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484,whichὅhoG3739isG1510ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547inἐνenG1722youG5210,theG3588hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680ofG2316gloryδόξης·doxēsG1391:

28whomG3739weG2249proclaimκαταγγέλλομενkatangellomenG2605,admonishingνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesG3560everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444andG2532teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678,thatG3739weG2249mayG2532presentπαραστήσωμενparastēsōmenG3936everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444perfectτέλειονteleionG5046inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547;

29whereuntoIG1473labouralsoκαὶkaiG2532,strivingἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosG75accordingκατὰkataG2596toεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846workingἐνεργουμένηνenergoumenēnG1754,whichὃhoG3739workethinG1722meG1473mightilyδυνάμει.¶dunameiG1411.

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