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which has come to you, just as [a]1in all the worldalso it is constantly bearing2fruit and [b]increasing, even as it has been doing in you alsosince the day you 3heard of it and [c]understood the grace of God in truth;
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just as you learned it from 4Epaphras, our 5belovedfellowbond-servant, who is a faithfulservant of Christ on our behalf,
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and he alsoinformed us of your 6love in the Spirit.
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For thisreasonalso, 7since the day we heard of it, 8we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the [d]9knowledge of His will in allspiritual10wisdom and understanding,
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so that you will 11walk in a mannerworthy of the Lord, [e]12to please Him in allrespects, 13bearingfruit in everygoodwork and [f]increasing in the [g]knowledge of God;
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14strengthened with allpower, according to [h]His gloriousmight, [i]for the attaining of allsteadfastness and [j]patience; 15joyously
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givingthanks to 16the Father, who has qualified us [k]to share in 17the inheritance of the [l]saints in 18Light.
The Incomparable Christ
13[m]For He rescued us from the [n]19domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of [o]20His belovedSon,
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21in whom we haveredemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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[p]He is the 22image of the 23invisibleGod, the 24firstborn of allcreation.
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For [q]25by Him allthings were created, 26both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether27thronesordominionsorrulersorauthorities -28allthings have been createdthrough Him and for Him.