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[1]PaulG3972, an apostleG652 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 byG1223 the willG2307 of GodG2316, andG2532 TimotheusG5095 our brotherG80,
[2]To the saintsG40 andG2532 faithfulG4103 brethrenG80 inG1722 ChristG5547 which are atG1722 ColosseG2857: GraceG5485 be unto youG5213, andG2532 peaceG1515, fromG575 GodG2316 ourG2257 FatherG3962 andG2532 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.
[3]We give thanksG2168[G5719] to GodG2316 andG2532 the FatherG3962 of ourG2257 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, prayingG4336[G5740] alwaysG3842 forG4012 youG5216,
[4]Since we heardG191[G5660] of yourG5216 faithG4102 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424, andG2532 of the loveG26 whichG3588 ye have toG1519 allG3956 the saintsG40,
[5]ForG1223 the hopeG1680 whichG3588 is laid upG606[G5740] for youG5213 inG1722 heavenG3772, whereofG3739 ye heard beforeG4257[G5656] inG1722 the wordG3056 of the truthG225 of the gospelG2098;
[6]WhichG3588 is comeG3918[G5752] untoG1519 youG5209, asG2531[G2532] it is inG1722 allG3956 the worldG2889; andG2532 bringeth forth fruitG2076[G5748][G2592][G5734], asG2531 it doth alsoG2532 inG1722 youG5213, sinceG575 theG3739 dayG2250 ye heardG191[G5656] of it, andG2532 knewG1921[G5627] the graceG5485 of GodG2316 inG1722 truthG225:
[7]AsG2531 yeG3129 alsoG2532 learnedG3129[G5627] ofG575 EpaphrasG1889 ourG2257 dearG27 fellowservantG4889, whoG3739 isG2076[G5748] forG5228 youG5216 a faithfulG4103 ministerG1249 of ChristG5547;
[8]WhoG3588 alsoG2532 declaredG1213[G5660] unto usG2254 yourG5216 loveG26 inG1722 the SpiritG4151.
[9]ForG1223 this causeG5124 weG2249 alsoG2532, sinceG575 theG3739 dayG2250 we heardG191[G5656] it, doG3973 notG3756 ceaseG3973[G5731] to prayG4336[G5740] forG5228 youG5216, andG2532 to desireG154[G5734] thatG2443 ye might be filledG4137[G5686] with the knowledgeG1922 of hisG846 willG2307 inG1722 allG3956 wisdomG4678 andG2532 spiritualG4152 understandingG4907;
[10]That yeG5209 might walkG4043[G5658] worthyG516 of the LordG2962 untoG1519 allG3956 pleasingG699, being fruitfulG2592[G5723] inG1722 everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041, andG2532 increasingG837[G5746] inG1519 the knowledgeG1922 of GodG2316;
[11]StrengthenedG1412[G5746] withG1722 allG3956 mightG1411, according toG2596 hisG846 gloriousG1391 powerG2904, untoG1519 allG3956 patienceG5281 andG2532 longsufferingG3115 withG3326 joyfulnessG5479;
[12]Giving thanksG2168[G5723] unto the FatherG3962, whichG3588 hath madeG2427 usG2248 meetG2427[G5660] toG1519 be partakersG3310 of the inheritanceG2819 of the saintsG40 inG1722 lightG5457:
[13]WhoG3739 hath deliveredG4506[G5673] usG2248 fromG1537 the powerG1849 of darknessG4655, andG2532 hath translatedG3179[G5656] us intoG1519 the kingdomG932 of hisG846 dearG26 SonG5207:
[14]InG1722 whomG3739 we haveG2192[G5719] redemptionG629 throughG1223 hisG846 bloodG129, even the forgivenessG859 of sinsG266:
[15]WhoG3739 isG2076[G5748] the imageG1504 of the invisibleG517 GodG2316, the firstbornG4416 of everyG3956 creatureG2937:
[16]ForG3754 byG1722 himG846 wereG2936 all thingsG3956 createdG2936[G5681], that are inG1722 heavenG3772, andG2532 that are inG1909 earthG1093, visibleG3707 andG2532 invisibleG517, whetherG1535 they be thronesG2362, orG1535 dominionsG2963, orG1535 principalitiesG746, orG1535 powersG1849: all thingsG3956 were createdG2936[G5769] byG1223 himG846, andG2532 forG1519 himG846:
[17]AndG2532 heG846 isG2076[G5748] beforeG4253 all thingsG3956, andG2532 byG1722 himG846 all thingsG3956 consistG4921.[G5758]
[18]AndG2532 heG846 isG2076[G5748] the headG2776 of the bodyG4983, the churchG1577: whoG3739 isG2076[G5748] the beginningG746, the firstbornG4416 fromG1537 the deadG3498; thatG2443 inG1722 allG3956 things heG846 might haveG1096[G5638] the preeminenceG4409.[G5723]
[19]For it pleasedG2106[G5656] the Father thatG3754 inG1722 himG846 shouldG2730 allG3956 fulnessG4138 G2730dwellG5658
[20]AndG2532, having made peaceG1517[G5660] throughG1223 the bloodG129 of hisG846 crossG4716, byG1223 himG846 to reconcileG604[G5658] all thingsG3956 untoG1519 himselfG846; byG1223 himG846, I say, whetherG1535 they be things inG1909 earthG1093, orG1535 things inG1722 heavenG3772.
[21]AndG2532 youG5209, that wereG5607[G5752] sometimeG4218 alienatedG526[G5772] andG2532 enemiesG2190 in your mindG1271 byG1722 wickedG4190 worksG2041, yetG1161 nowG3570 hath he reconciledG604[G5656]
[22]InG1722 the bodyG4983 of hisG846 fleshG4561 throughG1223 deathG2288, to presentG3936[G5658] youG5209 holyG40 andG2532 unblameableG299 andG2532 unreproveableG410 in hisG846 sightG2714:
[23]IfG1489 ye continueG1961[G5719] in the faithG4102 groundedG2311[G5772] andG2532 settledG1476, andG2532 be notG3361 moved awayG3334[G5746] fromG575 the hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098, whichG3739 ye have heardG191[G5656], and whichG3588 was preachedG2784[G5685] toG1722 everyG3956 creatureG2937 which is underG5259 heavenG3772; whereofG3739 IG1473 PaulG3972 am madeG1096[G5633] a ministerG1249;
[24]WhoG3739 nowG3568 rejoiceG5463[G5719] inG1722 myG3450 sufferingsG3804 forG5228 youG5216, andG2532 fill upG466[G5719] that which is behindG5303 of the afflictionsG2347 of ChristG5547 inG1722 myG3450 fleshG4561 forG5228 hisG846 body'sG4983 sakeG5228, which isG3603[G5748] the churchG1577:
[25]WhereofG3739 IG1473 am madeG1096[G5633] a ministerG1249, according toG2596 the dispensationG3622 of GodG2316 whichG3588 is givenG1325[G5685] to meG3427 forG1519 youG5209, to fulfilG4137[G5658] the wordG3056 of GodG2316;
[26]Even the mysteryG3466 whichG3588 hath been hidG613[G5772] fromG575 agesG165 andG2532 fromG575 generationsG1074, butG1161 nowG3570 is made manifestG5319[G5681] to hisG846 saintsG40:
[27]To whomG3739 GodG2316 wouldG2309[G5656] make knownG1107[G5658] whatG5101 is the richesG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG5127 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484; whichG3739 isG2076[G5748] ChristG5547 inG1722 youG5213, the hopeG1680 of gloryG1391:
[28]WhomG3739 weG2249 preachG2605[G5719], warningG3560[G5723] everyG3956 manG444, andG2532 teachingG1321[G5723] everyG3956 manG444 inG1722 allG3956 wisdomG4678; thatG2443 we may presentG3936[G5661] everyG3956 manG444 perfectG5046 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424:
[29]WhereuntoG1519[G3739] IG2872 alsoG2532 labourG2872[G5719], strivingG75[G5740] according toG2596 hisG846 workingG1753, whichG3588 workethG1754[G5734] inG1722 meG1698 mightilyG1722.[G1411]
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