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Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
o&? t3739 R-NSM ejstin t2076 V-PXI-3S eijkw;n t1504 N-NSF tou' t3588 T-GSM qeou' t2316 N-GSM tou' t3588 T-GSM ajoravtou, t517 A-GSM prwtovtoko? t4416 A-NSM pavsh? t3956 A-GSF ktivsew?, t2937 N-GSF
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For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
o&ti t3754 CONJ ejn t1722 PREP aujtw'/ t846 P-DSM ejktivsqh t2936 V-API-3S ta; t3588 T-NPN pavnta t3956 A-NPN ejn t1722 PREP toi'? t3588 T-DPM oujranoi'? t3772 N-DPM kai; t2532 CONJ ejpi; t1909 PREP th'? t3588 T-GSF gh'?, t1093 N-GSF ta; t3588 T-NPN oJrata; t3707 A-NPN kai; t2532 CONJ ta; t3588 T-NPN ajovrata, t517 A-NPN ei~te t1535 CONJ qrovnoi t2362 N-NPM ei~te t1535 CONJ kuriovthte? t2963 N-NPF ei~te t1535 CONJ ajrcai; t746 N-NPF ei~te t1535 CONJ ejxousivai: ta; t3588 T-NPN pavnta t3956 A-NPN dij t1223 PREP aujtou' t846 P-GSM kai; t2532 CONJ eij? t1519 PREP aujto;n t846 P-ASM e~ktistai, t2936 V-RPI-3S
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And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
kai; t2532 CONJ aujtov? t846 P-NSM ejstin t2076 V-PXI-3S pro; t4253 PREP pavntwn t3956 A-GPM kai; t2532 CONJ ta; t3588 T-NPN pavnta t3956 A-NPN ejn t1722 PREP aujtw'/ t846 P-DSM sunevsthken. t4921 V-RAI-3S
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And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
kai; t2532 CONJ aujtov? t846 P-NSM ejstin t2076 V-PXI-3S hJ t3588 T-NSF kefalh; t2776 N-NSF tou' t3588 T-GSN swvmato?, t4983 N-GSN th'? t3588 T-GSF ejkklhsiva?: t1577 N-GSF o&? t3739 R-NSM ejstin t2076 V-PXI-3S ajrchv, t746 N-NSF prwtovtoko? t4416 A-NSM ejk t1537 PREP tw'n t3588 T-GPM nekrw'n, t3498 A-GPM i&na t2443 CONJ gevnhtai t1096 V-2ADS-3S ejn t1722 PREP pa'sin t3956 A-DPN aujto;? t846 P-NSM prwteuvwn, t4409 V-PAP-NSM
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For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
o&ti t3754 CONJ ejn t1722 PREP aujtw'/ t846 P-DSM eujdovkhsen t2106 V-AAI-3S pa'n t3956 A-NSN to; t3588 T-NSN plhvrwma t4138 N-NSN katoikh'sai t2730 V-AAN
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And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
kai; t2532 CONJ dij t1223 PREP aujtou' t846 P-GSM ajpokatallavxai ta; t3588 T-APN pavnta t3956 A-APN eij? t1519 PREP aujtovn, t846 P-ASM eijrhnopoihvsa? t1517 V-AAP-NSM dia; t1223 PREP tou' t3588 T-GSM ai&mato? t129 N-GSN tou' t3588 T-GSM staurou' t4716 N-GSM aujtou', t846 P-GSM ?dij t1223 PREP aujtou'? t846 P-GSM ei~te t1535 CONJ ta; t3588 T-APN ejpi; t1909 PREP th'? t3588 T-GSF gh'? t1093 N-GSF ei~te t1535 CONJ ta; t3588 T-APN ejn t1722 PREP toi'? t3588 T-DPM oujranoi'?. t3772 N-DPM