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Paul, an
apostle of
Jesus Christ by the
will of
God, and
Timothy our
brother,
Pau'lo? N-NSM ajpovstolo? N-NSM Xristou' N-GSM #Ihsou' N-GSM dia; PREP qelhvmato? N-GSN qeou' N-GSM kai; CONJ Timovqeo? N-NSM oJ T-NSM ajdelfo;? N-NSM
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To the
saints and
faithful brethren in
Christ who are at
Colossae:
Grace to you and
peace from
God our
Father.
toi'? T-DPM ejn PREP Kolossai'? N-DPF aJgivoi? A-DPM kai; CONJ pistoi'? A-DPM ajdelfoi'? N-DPM ejn PREP Xristw'/: N-DSM cavri? N-NSF uJmi'n P-2DP kai; CONJ eijrhvnh N-NSF ajpo; PREP qeou' N-GSM patro;? N-GSM hJmw'n. P-1GP
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We
give thanks to
God, the
Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ,
praying always for you,
Eujcaristou'men V-PAI-1P tw'/ T-DSM qew'/ N-DSM patri; N-DSM tou' T-GSM kurivou N-GSM hJmw'n P-1GP #Ihsou' N-GSM Xristou' N-GSM pavntote ADV peri; PREP uJmw'n P-2GP proseucovmenoi, V-PNP-NPM
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since we
heard of your
faith in
Christ Jesus and the
love which you
have for
all the
saints;
ajkouvsante? V-AAP-NPM th;n T-ASF pivstin N-ASF uJmw'n P-2GP ejn PREP Xristw'/ N-DSM #Ihsou' N-DSM kai; CONJ th;n T-ASF ajgavphn N-ASF hJ;n V-IXI-3S e~cete V-PAI-2P eij? PREP pavnta? A-APM tou;? T-APM aJgivou? A-APM
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because of the
hope laid up for you in
heaven, of
which you
previously heard in the
word of
truth, the
gospel
dia; PREP th;n T-ASF ejlpivda N-ASF th;n T-ASF ajpokeimevnhn V-PNP-ASF uJmi'n P-2DP ejn PREP toi'? T-DPM oujranoi'?, N-DPM hJ;n R-ASF prohkouvsate V-AAI-2P ejn PREP tw'/ T-DSM lovgw/ N-DSM th'? T-GSF ajlhqeiva? N-GSF tou' T-GSN eujaggelivou N-GSN
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which has
come to you,
just as in
all the
world also it is constantly
bearing fruit and
increasing,
even as it has been doing in you
also since the
day you
heard of it and
understood the
grace of
God in
truth;
tou' T-GSM parovnto? V-PXP-GSN eij? PREP uJma'?, P-2AP kaqw;? ADV kai; CONJ ejn PREP panti; A-DSM tw'/ T-DSM kovsmw/ N-DSM ejsti;n V-PXI-3S karpoforouvmenon V-PMP-NSN kai; CONJ aujxanovmenon kaqw;? ADV kai; CONJ ejn PREP uJmi'n, P-2DP ajfj PREP hJ'? R-GSF hJmevra? N-GSF hjkouvsate V-AAI-2P kai; CONJ ejpevgnwte V-2AAI-2P th;n T-ASF cavrin N-ASF tou' T-GSM qeou' N-GSM ejn PREP ajlhqeiva/: N-DSF
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just as you
learned it from
Epaphras, our
beloved fellow bond-servant,
who is a
faithful servant of
Christ on our
behalf,
kaqw;? ADV ejmavqete V-2AAI-2P ajpo; PREP #Epafra' N-GSM tou' T-GSM ajgaphtou' A-GSM sundouvlou N-GSM hJmw'n, P-1GP o&? R-NSM ejstin V-PXI-3S pisto;? A-NSM uJpe;r PREP uJmw'n P-2GP diavkono? N-NSM tou' T-GSM Xristou', N-GSM
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and he
also informed us of your
love in the
Spirit.
oJ T-NSM kai; CONJ dhlwvsa? V-AAP-NSM hJmi'n P-1DP th;n T-ASF uJmw'n P-2GP ajgavphn N-ASF ejn PREP pneuvmati. N-DSN
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For
this reason also,
since the
day we
heard of it, we have not
ceased to
pray for you and to
ask that you may be
filled with the
knowledge of His
will in
all spiritual wisdom and
understanding,
Dia; PREP tou'to D-ASN kai; CONJ hJmei'?, P-1NP ajfj PREP hJ'? R-GSF hJmevra? N-GSF hjkouvsamen, V-AAI-1P ouj PRT pauovmeqa V-PMI-1P uJpe;r PREP uJmw'n P-2GP proseucovmenoi V-PNP-NPM kai; CONJ aijtouvmenoi V-PMP-NPM i&na CONJ plhrwqh'te V-APS-2P th;n T-ASF ejpivgnwsin N-ASF tou' T-GSN qelhvmato? N-GSN aujtou' P-GSM ejn PREP pavsh/ A-DSF sofiva/ N-DSF kai; CONJ sunevsei N-DSF pneumatikh'/, A-DSF
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so that you will
walk in a
manner worthy of the
Lord, to
please Him in
all respects,
bearing fruit in
every good work and
increasing in the
knowledge of
God;
peripath'sai V-AAN ajxivw? tou' T-GSM kurivou N-GSM eij? PREP pa'san A-ASF ajreskeivan, N-ASF ejn PREP panti; A-DSN e~rgw/ N-DSN ajgaqw'/ A-DSN karpoforou'nte? V-PAP-NPM kai; CONJ aujxanovmenoi th'/ T-DSF ejpignwvsei N-DSF tou' T-GSM qeou', N-GSM
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strengthened with
all power,
according to His
glorious might, for the attaining of
all steadfastness and
patience;
joyously
ejn PREP pavsh/ A-DSF dunavmei N-DSF dunamouvmenoi V-PPP-NPM kata; PREP to; T-ASN kravto? N-ASN th'? T-GSF dovxh? aujtou' P-GSM eij? PREP pa'san A-ASF uJpomonh;n N-ASF kai; CONJ makroqumivan, N-ASF meta; PREP cara'? N-GSF
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giving thanks to the
Father, who has
qualified us to
share in the
inheritance of the
saints in
Light.
eujcaristou'nte? V-PAP-NPM tw'/ T-DSN patri; N-DSM tw'/ T-DSN iJkanwvsanti V-AAP-DSM uJma'? P-2AP eij? PREP th;n T-ASF merivda N-ASF tou' T-GSM klhvrou N-GSM tw'n T-GPM aJgivwn A-GPM ejn PREP tw'/ T-DSN fwtiv: N-DSN
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For He
rescued us from the
domain of
darkness, and
transferred us to the
kingdom of His
beloved Son,
oJ;? R-NSM ejrruvsato V-ANI-3S hJma'? P-1AP ejk PREP th'? T-GSF ejxousiva? tou' T-GSM skovtou? N-GSN kai; CONJ metevsthsen V-AAI-3S eij? PREP th;n T-ASF basileivan N-ASF tou' T-GSM uiJou' N-GSM th'? T-GSF ajgavph? N-GSF aujtou', P-GSM
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in
whom we
have redemption, the
forgiveness of
sins.
ejn PREP wJ'/ R-DSM e~comen V-PAI-1P th;n T-ASF ajpoluvtrwsin, N-ASF th;n T-ASF a~fesin N-ASF tw'n T-GPF aJmartiw'n: N-GPF
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He is the
image of the
invisible God, the
firstborn of
all creation.
o&? R-NSM ejstin V-PXI-3S eijkw;n N-NSF tou' T-GSM qeou' N-GSM tou' T-GSM ajoravtou, A-GSM prwtovtoko? A-NSM pavsh? A-GSF ktivsew?, N-GSF
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For by Him
all things were
created, both in the
heavens and on
earth,
visible and
invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities -
all things have been
created through Him and for Him.
o&ti CONJ ejn PREP aujtw'/ P-DSM ejktivsqh V-API-3S ta; T-NPN pavnta A-NPN ejn PREP toi'? T-DPM oujranoi'? N-DPM kai; CONJ ejpi; PREP th'? T-GSF gh'?, N-GSF ta; T-NPN oJrata; A-NPN kai; CONJ ta; T-NPN ajovrata, A-NPN ei~te CONJ qrovnoi N-NPM ei~te CONJ kuriovthte? N-NPF ei~te CONJ ajrcai; N-NPF ei~te CONJ ejxousivai: ta; T-NPN pavnta A-NPN dij PREP aujtou' P-GSM kai; CONJ eij? PREP aujto;n P-ASM e~ktistai, V-RPI-3S
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He is
before all things, and in Him
all things hold together.
kai; CONJ aujtov? P-NSM ejstin V-PXI-3S pro; PREP pavntwn A-GPM kai; CONJ ta; T-NPN pavnta A-NPN ejn PREP aujtw'/ P-DSM sunevsthken. V-RAI-3S
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He is
also head of the
body, the
church; and He is the
beginning, the
firstborn from the
dead,
so that He
Himself will
come to
have first place in
everything.
kai; CONJ aujtov? P-NSM ejstin V-PXI-3S hJ T-NSF kefalh; N-NSF tou' T-GSN swvmato?, N-GSN th'? T-GSF ejkklhsiva?: N-GSF o&? R-NSM ejstin V-PXI-3S ajrchv, N-NSF prwtovtoko? A-NSM ejk PREP tw'n T-GPM nekrw'n, A-GPM i&na CONJ gevnhtai V-2ADS-3S ejn PREP pa'sin A-DPN aujto;? P-NSM prwteuvwn, V-PAP-NSM
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For it was the Father's
good pleasure for
all the
fullness to
dwell in Him,
o&ti CONJ ejn PREP aujtw'/ P-DSM eujdovkhsen V-AAI-3S pa'n A-NSN to; T-NSN plhvrwma N-NSN katoikh'sai V-AAN
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and
through Him to
reconcile all things to
Himself, having
made peace through the
blood of His
cross;
through Him, I say,
whether things on
earth or things in
heaven.
kai; CONJ dij PREP aujtou' P-GSM ajpokatallavxai ta; T-APN pavnta A-APN eij? PREP aujtovn, P-ASM eijrhnopoihvsa? V-AAP-NSM dia; PREP tou' T-GSM ai&mato? N-GSN tou' T-GSM staurou' N-GSM aujtou', P-GSM ?dij PREP aujtou'? P-GSM ei~te CONJ ta; T-APN ejpi; PREP th'? T-GSF gh'? N-GSF ei~te CONJ ta; T-APN ejn PREP toi'? T-DPM oujranoi'?. N-DPM
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And although you were
formerly alienated and
hostile in
mind, engaged in
evil deeds,
Kai; CONJ uJma'? P-2AP pote PRT o~nta? V-PXP-APM ajphllotriwmevnou? V-RPP-APM kai; CONJ ejcqrou;? A-APM th'/ T-DSF dianoiva/ N-DSF ejn PREP toi'? T-DPN e~rgoi? N-DPN toi'? T-DPN ponhroi'?, A-DPN
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yet He has
now reconciled you in His
fleshly body through death, in order to
present you
before Him
holy and
blameless and
beyond reproach -
nuni; ADV de; CONJ ajpokathvllaxen ejn PREP tw'/ T-DSN swvmati N-DSN th'? T-GSF sarko;? N-GSF aujtou' P-GSM dia; PREP tou' T-GSM qanavtou, N-GSM parasth'sai V-AAN uJma'? P-2AP aJgivou? A-APM kai; CONJ ajmwvmou? A-APM kai; CONJ ajnegklhvtou? A-APM katenwvpion PREP aujtou', P-GSM
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if indeed you
continue in the
faith firmly established and
steadfast, and not
moved away from the
hope of the
gospel that you have
heard, which was
proclaimed in
all creation under heaven, and of
which I,
Paul, was
made a
minister.
ei~ COND ge PRT ejpimevnete V-PAI-2P th'/ T-DSF pivstei N-DSF teqemeliwmevnoi V-RPP-NPM kai; CONJ eJdrai'oi A-NPM kai; CONJ mh; PRT metakinouvmenoi V-PPP-NPM ajpo; PREP th'? T-GSF ejlpivdo? N-GSF tou' T-GSN eujaggelivou N-GSN ouJ' R-GSN hjkouvsate, V-AAI-2P tou' T-GSN khrucqevnto? V-APP-GSN ejn PREP pavsh/ A-DSF ktivsei N-DSF th'/ T-DSF uJpo; PREP to;n T-ASM oujranovn, N-ASM ouJ' R-GSN ejgenovmhn V-2ADI-1S ejgw; P-1NS Pau'lo? N-NSM diavkono?. N-NSM
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Now I
rejoice in my
sufferings for your
sake, and in my
flesh I do my
share on
behalf of His
body,
which is the
church, in
filling up
what is
lacking in
Christ's afflictions.
Nu'n ADV caivrw V-PAI-1S ejn PREP toi'? T-DPN paqhvmasin N-DPN uJpe;r PREP uJmw'n, P-2GP kai; CONJ ajntanaplhrw' V-PAI-1S ta; T-APN uJsterhvmata N-APN tw'n T-GPF qlivyewn N-GPF tou' T-GSN Xristou' N-GSM ejn PREP th'/ T-DSF sarkiv N-DSF mou P-1GS uJpe;r PREP tou' T-GSN swvmato? N-GSN aujtou', P-GSM o& R-NSN ejstin V-PXI-3S hJ T-NSF ejkklhsiva, N-NSF
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Of this church I was
made a
minister according to the
stewardship from
God bestowed on me for your
benefit, so that I might
fully carry out the preaching of the
word of
God,
hJ'? R-GSF ejgenovmhn V-2ADI-1S ejgw; P-1NS diavkono? N-NSM kata; PREP th;n T-ASF oijkonomivan N-ASF tou' T-GSM qeou' N-GSM th;n T-ASF doqei'savn V-APP-ASF moi P-1DS eij? PREP uJma'? P-2AP plhrw'sai V-AAN to;n T-ASM lovgon N-ASM tou' T-GSM qeou', N-GSM
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that is, the
mystery which has been
hidden from the past
ages and
generations, but has
now been
manifested to His
saints,
to; T-ASN musthvrion N-ASN to; T-ASN ajpokekrummevnon V-RPP-ASN ajpo; PREP tw'n T-GPF aijwvnwn N-GPM kai; CONJ ajpo; PREP tw'n T-GPF genew'n N-GPF nu'n ADV de; CONJ ejfanerwvqh V-API-3S toi'? T-DPM aJgivoi? A-DPM aujtou', P-GSM
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to
whom God willed to
make known what is the
riches of the
glory of
this mystery among the
Gentiles,
which is
Christ in you, the
hope of
glory.
oiJ'? R-DPM hjqevlhsen V-AAI-3S oJ T-NSM qeo;? N-NSM gnwrivsai V-AAN tiv I-NSN to; T-NSN plou'to? N-NSM th'? T-GSF dovxh? tou' T-GSN musthrivou N-GSN touvtou D-GSN ejn PREP toi'? T-DPN e~qnesin, N-DPN o& T-NSM ejstin V-PXI-3S Xristo;? N-NSM ejn PREP uJmi'n, P-2DP hJ T-NSF ejlpi;? N-NSF th'? T-GSF dovxh?:
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We
proclaim Him,
admonishing every man and
teaching every man with
all wisdom,
so that we may
present every man complete in
Christ.
oJ;n R-ASM hJmei'? P-1NP kataggevllomen V-PAI-1P nouqetou'nte? V-PAP-NPM pavnta A-ASM a~nqrwpon N-ASM kai; CONJ didavskonte? V-PAP-NPM pavnta A-ASM a~nqrwpon N-ASM ejn PREP pavsh/ A-DSF sofiva/, N-DSF i&na CONJ parasthvswmen V-AAS-1P pavnta A-ASM a~nqrwpon N-ASM tevleion A-ASM ejn PREP Xristw'/: N-DSM
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For
this purpose
also I
labor,
striving according to His
power, which
mightily works within me.
eij? PREP oJ; R-ASN kai; CONJ kopiw' V-PAI-1S ajgwnizovmeno? V-PNP-NSM kata; PREP th;n T-ASF ejnevrgeian N-ASF aujtou' P-GSM th;n T-ASF ejnergoumevnhn V-PMP-ASF ejn PREP ejmoi; P-1DS ejn PREP dunavmei. N-DSF