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which has come to you, just as in all the worldalso it is constantly bearingfruit and increasing, even as it has been doing in you alsosince the day you heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth;
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For thisreasonalso, 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 allspiritualwisdom and understanding,
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so that you will walk in a mannerworthy of the Lord, to please Him in allrespects, bearingfruit in everygoodwork and increasing in the knowledge of God;
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For by Him allthings were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whetherthronesordominionsorrulersorauthorities -allthings have been createdthrough Him and for Him.
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He is alsohead of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to havefirstplace in everything.
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and through Him to reconcileallthings to Himself, having madepeacethrough the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earthor things in heaven.
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ifindeed you continue in the faithfirmlyestablished and steadfast, and not movedaway from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in allcreationunderheaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.
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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'safflictions.
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Of this church I was made a ministeraccording to the stewardship from Godbestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fullycarry out the preaching of the word of God,