Colossians Chapter 1

1PaulG3972, anG2532 apostleG652 ofG1223 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 throughG1223 theG3588 willG2307 ofG1223 GodG2316, andG2532 TimothyG5095 ourG2316 brotherG80, 2ToG2532 theG3588 saintsG40 andG2532 faithfulG4103 brethrenG80 inG1722 ChristG5547 whichG3588 are at ColossaeG2857: GraceG5485 toG2532 youG5210 andG2532 peaceG1515 fromG575 GodG2316 ourG2316 FatherG3962. 3WeG2249 giveG2168 thanksG2168 toG2532 GodG2316 theG3588 FatherG3962 ofG2316 ourG2316 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, prayingG4336 alwaysG3842 forG4012 youG5210, 4havingG2192 heardG191 ofG26 yourG2192 faithG4102 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424, andG2532 ofG26 theG3956 loveG26 whichG3739 ye have towardG1519 allG3956 theG3956 saintsG40, 5becauseG1223 ofG3056 theG3588 hopeG1680 whichG3739 is laidG606 up forG1223 youG5210 inG1722 theG3588 heavensG3772, whereof ye heardG4257 beforeG1722 inG1722 theG3588 wordG3056 ofG3056 theG3588 truthG225 ofG3056 theG3588 gospelG2098, 6whichG3739 isG1510 comeG1510 unto youG5210; evenG2532 asG2531 itG191 isG1510 alsoG2532 inG1722 allG3956 theG3956 worldG2889 bearingG2592 fruitG2592 andG2532 increasingG837, asG2531 itG191 doth inG1722 youG5210 alsoG2532, sinceG575 theG3956 dayG2250 ye heardG191 andG2532 knewG1921 theG3956 graceG5485 ofG2250 GodG2316 inG1722 truthG225; 7even asG2531 ye learnedG3129 ofG575 EpaphrasG1889 ourG5547 belovedG27 fellow-servant, whoG3739 isG1510 aG1510 faithfulG4103 ministerG1249 ofG575 ChristG5547 onG575 ourG5547 behalfG5228, 8whoG3588 alsoG2532 declared unto usG1722 yourG2532 loveG26 inG1722 theG3588 SpiritG4151. 9ForG5228 thisG3778 cause weG2249 alsoG2532, sinceG575 theG3956 dayG2250 weG2249 heardG191 itG846, doG2532 notG3756 ceaseG3973 toG2443 prayG4336 andG2532 makeG4336 requestG154 forG5228 youG5210, thatG3739 ye mayG2532 beG2532 filledG4137 withG1722 theG3956 knowledgeG1922 ofG2250 hisG846 willG2307 inG1722 allG3956 spiritualG4152 wisdomG4678 andG2532 understandingG4907, 10toG1519 walkG4043 worthilyG516 ofG2316 theG3956 LordG2962 unto allG3956 pleasing, bearingG2592 fruitG2592 inG1722 everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041, andG2532 increasingG837 inG1722 theG3956 knowledgeG1922 ofG2316 GodG2316; 11strengthenedG1412 withG3326 allG3956 powerG1411, accordingG2596 toG1519 theG3956 mightG2532 ofG1411 hisG846 gloryG1391, unto allG3956 patienceG3115 andG2532 longsuffering withG3326 joyG5479; 12givingG2168 thanksG2168 unto theG3588 FatherG3962, whoG3588 madeG2427 usG2427 meet toG1519 beG1722 partakers ofG3962 theG3588 inheritanceG2819 ofG3962 theG3588 saintsG40 inG1722 lightG5457; 13whoG3739 deliveredG4506 usG1519 outG1537 ofG5207 theG3588 powerG1849 ofG5207 darknessG4655, andG2532 translated usG1519 intoG1519 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG5207 theG3588 SonG5207 ofG5207 hisG846 loveG26; 14inG1722 whomG3739 weG3739 have ourG1722 redemptionG629, theG3588 forgivenessG859 ofG1722 ourG1722 sinsG266: 15whoG3739 isG1510 theG3956 imageG1504 ofG2316 theG3956 invisibleG517 GodG2316, theG3956 firstbornG4416 ofG2316 allG3956 creationG2937; 16forG1519 inG1722 himG846 were allG3956 thingsG3956 createdG2936, inG1722 theG3956 heavensG3772 andG2532 uponG1909 theG3956 earthG1093, thingsG3956 visibleG3707 andG2532 thingsG3956 invisibleG517, whetherG1535 thronesG2362 orG2532 dominionsG2963 orG2532 principalitiesG746 orG2532 powersG1849; allG3956 thingsG3956 have beenG2532 createdG2936 throughG1223 himG846, andG2532 unto himG846; 17andG2532 heG2532 isG1510 beforeG4253 allG3956 thingsG3956, andG2532 inG1722 himG846 allG3956 thingsG3956 consistG1510. 18AndG2532 heG2532 isG1510 theG3956 headG2776 ofG1537 theG3956 bodyG4983, theG3956 churchG1577: whoG3739 isG1510 theG3956 beginningG746, theG3956 firstbornG4416 fromG1537 theG3956 deadG3498; thatG3739 inG1722 allG3956 thingsG3956 heG2532 mightG2532 haveG1510 theG3956 preeminence. 19ForG3754 itG846 was theG3956 goodG2106 pleasureG2106 ofG3956 theG3956 Father thatG3754 inG1722 himG846 should allG3956 theG3956 fulness dwellG2730; 20andG2532 throughG1223 himG846 toG1519 reconcileG604 allG3956 thingsG3956 unto himselfG846, having madeG1517 peaceG1517 throughG1223 theG3956 bloodG129 ofG1223 hisG846 crossG4716; throughG1223 himG846, IG2532 sayG1223, whetherG1535 thingsG3956 uponG1909 theG3956 earthG1093, orG2532 thingsG3956 inG1722 theG3956 heavensG3772. 21AndG2532 youG5210, beingG1510 inG1722 timeG4218 past alienatedG526 andG2532 enemiesG2190 inG1722 yourG2532 mindG1271 inG1722 yourG2532 evilG4190 worksG2041, yetG2532 nowG1161 hath heG2532 reconciledG604 22inG1722 theG3588 bodyG4983 ofG1223 hisG846 fleshG4561 throughG1223 deathG2288, toG2532 presentG3936 youG5210 holyG40 andG2532 withoutG2532 blemishG299 andG2532 unreproveable beforeG2714 himG846: 23ifG1487 soG2532 beG1096 thatG3739 ye continueG1961 inG1722 theG3956 faithG4102, groundedG2311 andG2532 stedfast, andG2532 notG3361 movedG3334 awayG575 fromG575 theG3956 hopeG1680 ofG575 theG3956 gospelG2098 whichG3739 ye heardG191, whichG3739 was preachedG2784 inG1722 allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772; whereof IG1473 PaulG3972 was madeG1096 a ministerG1249. 24NowG3568 IG1473 rejoiceG5463 inG1722 myG1722 sufferingsG3804 forG5228 yourG2532 sakeG5228, andG2532 fill upG466 onG1722 myG1722 partG1473 thatG3739 whichG3739 isG1510 lackingG5303 ofG1577 theG3588 afflictionsG2347 ofG1577 ChristG5547 inG1722 myG1722 fleshG4561 forG5228 hisG846 body’s sakeG5228, whichG3739 isG1510 theG3588 churchG1577; 25whereof IG1473 was madeG1096 a ministerG1249, accordingG2596 toG1519 theG3588 dispensation ofG3056 GodG2316 whichG3739 was givenG1325 meG1325 toG1519 you-ward, toG1519 fulfillG4137 theG3588 wordG3056 ofG3056 GodG2316, 26evenG2532 theG3588 mysteryG3466 whichG3588 hath beenG2532 hid fromG575 allG3588 agesG165 andG2532 generationsG1074: butG1161 nowG1161 hath itG846 beenG2532 manifestedG5319 toG2532 hisG846 saintsG40, 27toG2309 whomG3739 GodG2316 wasG1510 pleased toG2309 makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 isG1510 theG3588 richesG4149 ofG2316 theG3588 gloryG1391 ofG2316 thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 theG3588 GentilesG1484, whichG3739 isG1510 ChristG5547 inG1722 youG5210, theG3588 hopeG1680 ofG2316 gloryG1391: 28whomG3739 weG2249 proclaimG2605, admonishingG3560 everyG3956 manG444 andG2532 teachingG1321 everyG3956 manG444 inG1722 allG3956 wisdomG4678, thatG3739 weG2249 mayG2532 presentG3936 everyG3956 manG444 perfectG5046 inG1722 ChristG5547; 29whereunto IG1473 labour alsoG2532, strivingG75 accordingG2596 toG1519 hisG846 workingG1754, whichG3739 worketh inG1722 meG1473 mightilyG1411.