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Colossians 1:9-20

9ForG5228thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeweG2249alsoG2532,sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575theG3956dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250weG2249heardἠκούσαμεν,ēkousamenG191itG846,doG2532notοὐouG3756ceaseπαυόμεθαpauomethaG3973toἵναinaG2443prayπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andG2532makeG4336requestαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154forG5228youG5210,thatἧςhēsG3739yemayG2532beG2532filledπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137withG1722theG3956knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922ofG2250hisG846willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307inG1722allG3956spiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andG2532understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907,

10toεἰςeisG1519walkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043worthilyἀξίωςaxiōsG516ofG2316theG3956LordκυρίουkuriouG2962untoallG3956pleasing,bearingG2592fruitκαρποφοροῦντεςkarpophorountesG2592inG1722everyG3956goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041,andκαὶkaiG2532increasingαὐξανόμενοιauxanomenoiG837inG1722theG3956knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922ofG2316Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;

11strengthenedδυναμούμενοιdunamoumenoiG1412withG3326allG3956powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411,accordingκατὰkataG2596toεἰςeisG1519theG3956mightG2532ofG1411hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391, untoallG3956patienceμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115andG2532longsufferingwithG3326joyG5479;

12givingG2168thanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168untotheG3588FatherπατρὶpatriG3962,whoG3588madeG2427usG2427meettoεἰςeisG1519beG1722partakersofG3962theG3588inheritanceκλήρουklērouG2819ofG3962theG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inG1722lightφωτί,phōtiG5457;

13whoὃςhosG3739deliveredἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506usG1519outἐκekG1537ofG5207theG3588powerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ofG5207darknessσκότουςskotousG4655,andκαὶkaiG2532translatedusG1519intoG1519theG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofG5207theG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofG5207hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26;

14inG1722whomG3739weG3739haveourG1722redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629,theG3588forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859ofG1722ourG1722sinsἁμαρτιῶν·hamartiōnG266:

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.

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