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Colossians 1:9-20

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.

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