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11 We pray that you will be continually strengthened with all the power that comes from his glorious might; so that you will be able to persevere and be patient in any situation, joyfully
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being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,
12 giving thanks to the Father for having made you fit to share in the inheritance of his people in the light.
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and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.
13 He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son.
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For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
14 It is through his Son that we have redemption - that is, our sins have been forgiven.
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in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
15 He is the visible image of the invisible God. He is supreme over all creation,
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The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 because in connection with him were created all things - in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, lordships, rulers or authorities - they have all been created through him and for him.
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For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
17 He existed before all things, and he holds everything together.
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He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
18 Also he is head of the Body, the Messianic Community - he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might hold first place in everything.
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And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
19 For it pleased God to have his full being live in his Son
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For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,
20 and through his Son to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace through him, through having his Son shed his blood by being executed on a stake.
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and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
21 In other words, you, who at one time were separated from God and had a hostile attitude towards him because of your wicked deeds,
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Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.
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