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Colossians 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972, anapostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547byδιὰdiaG1223thewillθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095ourbrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,

2To thesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40andG2532faithfulπιστοῖςpistoisG4103brethrenἀδελφοῖςadelphoisG80inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ·ChristōG5547who areatἐνenG1722ColosseΚολοσσαῖςKolossaisG2857:GraceχάριςcharisG5485be toyouG5213,andG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG2257FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andG2532theLordG2962JesusG2424ChristG5547.

3We givethanksΕὐχαριστοῦμενEucharistoumenG2168toGodθεῷtheōG2316andG2532theFatherπατρὶpatriG3962ofourG2257LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,prayingπροσευχόμενοι,proseuchomenoiG4336alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842forπερὶperiG4012youG5216,

4Since weheardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191ofyourG5216faithπίστινpistinG4102inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532of theloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26whichG3588ye havetoεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956thesaintsἁγίους,hagiousG40,

5ForδιὰdiaG1223thehopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680whichG3588is laidupἀποκειμένηνapokeimenēnG606foryouG5213inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772, ofwhichἣνhēnG3739ye have heardbeforeπροηκούσατεproēkousateG4257inἐνenG1722thewordλόγῳlogōG3056of thetruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225of thegospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098;

6WhichG3588iscomeπαρόντοςparontosG3918toεἰςeisG1519youG5209,asκαθὼς καὶkathōs kaiG2531 G2532it isinἐνenG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956theworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889;andκαὶkaiG2532bringeth forthfruitκαρποφορούμενονkarpophoroumenonG2076 G2592,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it dothalsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722youG5213,sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575theἧςhēsG3739dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250yeheardἠκούσατεēkousateG191of it,andκαὶkaiG2532knewἐπέγνωτεepegnōteG1921thegraceχάρινcharinG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225:

7AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531yeG3129alsoG2532learnedἐμάθετεematheteG3129fromἀπὸapoG575EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶEpaphraG1889ourG2257dearἀγαπητοῦagapētouG27fellowservantσυνδούλουsundoulouG4889,whoὅςhosG3739isG2076forὑπὲρhuperG5228youG5216afaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249ofChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;

8WhoG3588alsoκαὶkaiG2532declaredδηλώσαςdēlōsasG1213tousG2254yourG5216loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26inἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.

9ForΔιὰDiaG1223thiscauseG5124weG2249alsoκαὶkaiG2532,sinceἀφ᾽aph᾽G575theἧςhēsG3739dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250weheardἠκούσαμεν,ēkousamenG191it,doG3973notοὐouG3756ceaseπαυόμεθαpauomethaG3973toprayπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336forὑπὲρhuperG5228youG5216,andκαὶkaiG2532todesireαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoiG154thatἵναinaG2443ye may befilledπληρωθῆτεplērōthēteG4137with theknowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922ofhisαὐτοῦautouG846willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andκαὶkaiG2532spiritualπνευματικῇpneumatikēaG4152understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907;

10ThatyeG5209maywalkπεριπατῆσαιperipatēsaiG4043worthyἀξίωςaxiōsG516of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962toG1519allπᾶσανpasanG3956pleasingἀρεσκείανareskeianG699, beingfruitfulκαρποφοροῦντεςkarpophorountesG2592inἐνenG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956goodἀγαθῷagathōG18workἔργῳergōG2041,andκαὶkaiG2532increasingαὐξανόμενοιauxanomenoiG837inG1519theknowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316;

11StrengthenedδυναμούμενοιdunamoumenoiG1412withἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956mightδυνάμειdunameiG1411, accordingtoκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloriousδόξηςdoxēsG1391powerκράτοςkratosG2904,toεἰςeisG1519allπᾶσανpasanG3956patienceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281andκαὶkaiG2532longsufferingμακροθυμίανmakrothumianG3115withG3326joyfulnessG5479;

12GivingthanksεὐχαριστοῦντεςeucharistountesG2168to theFatherπατρὶpatriG3962,whoG3588hathmadeG2427usG2248qualifiedG2427toεἰςeisG1519bepartakersμερίδαmeridaG3310of theinheritanceκλήρουklērouG2819of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40inἐνenG1722lightφωτί,phōtiG5457:

13WhoὃςhosG3739hathdeliveredἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506usG2248fromἐκekG1537thepowerἐξουσίαςexousiasG1849ofdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655,andκαὶkaiG2532hathtranslatedμετέστησενmetestēsenG3179usintoεἰςeisG1519thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofhisαὐτοῦ,autouG846belovedἀγάπηςagapēsG26SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207:

14InἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739wehaveἔχομενechomenG2192redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629throughG1223hisG846bloodG129, even theforgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859ofsinsἁμαρτιῶν·hamartiōnG266:

15WhoὅςhosG3739isG2076theimageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504of theinvisibleἀοράτου,aoratouG517GodθεοῦtheouG2316, thefirstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416ofallπάσηςpasēsG3956creationκτίσεως·ktiseōsG2937:

16ForὅτιhotiG3754byἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846wereG2936allthingsπάνταpantaG3956createdG2936, that areinἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,andκαὶkaiG2532that areuponἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆς,gēsG1093,visibleὁρατὰhorataG3707andκαὶkaiG2532invisibleἀόρατα,aorataG517,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535thronesθρόνοιthronoiG2362,orεἴτεeiteG1535dominionsκυριότητεςkuriotētesG2963,orεἴτεeiteG1535principalitiesἀρχαὶarchaiG746,orεἴτεeiteG1535powersἐξουσίαι·exousiaiG1849: allthingsπάνταpantaG3956werecreatedG2936byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846:

17AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτόςautosG846isG2076beforeπρὸproG4253allthingsπάντων,pantōnG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846allthingsπάνταpantaG3956consistσυνέστηκεν,sunestēkenG4921.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτόςautosG846isG2076theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of thebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983, thechurchἐκκλησίας·ekklēsiasG1577:whoὅςhosG3739isG2076thebeginningἀρχή,archēG746, thefirstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokosG4416fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498;thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956thingsheαὐτὸςautosG846mayhaveγένηταιgenētaiG1096thepreeminenceπρωτεύων·prōteuōnG4409.

19For itpleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106the FatherthatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846shouldG2730allπᾶνpanG3956fulnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138dwellκατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaiG2730;

20AndκαὶkaiG2532, having madepeaceεἰρηνοποιήσαςeirēnopoiēsasG1517throughδι᾽di᾽G1223thebloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofhisαὐτοῦautouG846crossσταυροῦstaurouG4716,byδιὰdiaG1223himαὐτόν,autonG846toreconcileἀποκαταλλάξαιapokatallaxaiG604allthingsπάνταpantaG3956toεἰςeisG1519himselfαὐτοῦ,autouG846;byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846, I say,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535they are thingsonἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆςgēsG1093,orεἴτεeiteG1535thingsinἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖς·ouranoisG3772.

21AndκαὶkaiG2532youG5209, thatwereG5607onceποτεpoteG4218alienatedἀπηλλοτριωμένουςapēllotriōmenousG526andκαὶkaiG2532enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190in yourmindδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271byἐνenG1722wickedπονηροῖς,ponēroisG4190worksἔργοιςergoisG2041,yetG1161nowG3570hath hereconciledG604

22InἐνenG1722thebodyσώματιsōmatiG4983ofhisαὐτοῦautouG846fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561throughδιὰdiaG1223deathθανάτουthanatouG2288, topresentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936youG5209holyἁγίουςhagiousG40andκαὶkaiG2532unblameableἀμώμουςamōmousG299andκαὶkaiG2532unreproveableἀνεγκλήτουςanegklētousG410inhisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846sightκατενώπιονkatenōpionG2714:

23IfG1489yecontinueἐπιμένετεepimeneteG1961in thefaithπίστειpisteiG4102groundedτεθεμελιωμένοιtethemeliōmenoiG2311andκαὶkaiG2532settledἑδραῖοιhedraioiG1476,andκαὶkaiG2532arenotμὴmēG3361movedawayμετακινούμενοιmetakinoumenoiG3334fromἀπὸapoG575thehopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680of thegospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098,whichοὗhouG3739ye haveheardἠκούσατε,ēkousateG191, andwhichG3588waspreachedκηρυχθέντοςkēruchthentosG2784toἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956creatureκτίσειktiseiG2937which isunderὑπὸhupoG5259heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772; ofwhichοὗhouG3739IἐγὼegōG1473PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972ammadeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096aministerδιάκονος.¶diakonosG1249;

24WhoὅhoG3739nowΝῦνNunG3568rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463inἐνenG1722myG3450sufferingsπαθήμασινpathēmasinG3804forG5228youG5216,andκαὶkaiG2532fillupἀνταναπληρῶantanaplērōG466that which isbehindὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303of theafflictionsθλίψεωνthlipseōnG2347ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547inἐνenG1722myG3450fleshσαρκίsarkiG4561forG5228hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846body’sσώματοςsōmatosG4983sakeG5228, whichisG3603thechurchἐκκλησία·ekklēsiaG1577:

25OfwhichἧςhēsG3739IἐγὼegōG1473ammadeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096aministerδιάκονοςdiakonosG1249, accordingtoκατὰkataG2596thedispensationοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316whichG3588isgivenδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325tomeG3427forεἰςeisG1519youG5209, tofulfilπληρῶσαιplērōsaiG4137thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316;

26Even themysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466whichG3588hath beenhidἀποκεκρυμμένονapokekrummenonG613fromἀπὸapoG575agesαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165andκαὶkaiG2532fromἀπὸapoG575generationsγενεῶν,geneōnG1074,butδὲdeG1161nowG3570isrevealedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319tohisαὐτοῦ·autouG846saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40:

27TowhomοἷςhoisG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316wouldἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309makeknownγνωρίσαι,gnōrisaiG1107whatτίtiG5101is therichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of thegloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofthisG5127mysteryμυστηρίουmustēriouG3466amongἐνenG1722theGentilesἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484;whichὅhoG3739isG2076ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547inἐνenG1722youG5213, thehopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680ofgloryδόξης·doxēsG1391:

28WhomὃνhonG3739weG2249preachκαταγγέλλομενkatangellomenG2605,warningνουθετοῦντεςnouthetountesG3560everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,andκαὶkaiG2532teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444inἐνenG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678;thatἵναinaG2443we maypresentπαραστήσωμενparastēsōmenG3936everyπάνταpantaG3956manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444perfectτέλειονteleionG5046inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusG2424:

29ForεἰςeisG1519whichὃhoG3739IG2872alsoκαὶkaiG2532labourG2872,strivingἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosG75accordingtoκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦautouG846workingἐνέργειανenergeianG1753,whichG3588workethἐνεργουμένηνenergoumenēnG1754inἐνenG1722meG1698mightilyἐν δυνάμει.¶en dunameiG1722 G1411.

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