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1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
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1. Paul G3972 , an apostle G652 of Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 by G1223 the will G2307 of God G2316 , and G2532 Timothy G5095 our brother G80 ,
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2. To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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2. To the G3588 saints G40 and G2532 faithful G4103 brethren G80 in G1722 Christ G5547 which are at G1722 Colosse G2857 : Grace G5485 be unto you G5213 , and G2532 peace G1515 , from G575 God G2316 our G2257 Father G3962 and G2532 the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 .
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3. We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
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3. We give thanks G2168 to God G2316 and G2532 the Father G3962 of our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 , praying G4336 always G3842 for G4012 you G5216 ,
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4. Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
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4. Since we heard G191 of your G5216 faith G4102 in G1722 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 , and G2532 of the G3588 love G26 which ye G3588 have to G1519 all G3956 the G3588 saints G40 .
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5. For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
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5. For G1223 the G3588 hope G1680 which is laid up G606 for you G5213 in G1722 heaven G3772 , whereof G3739 ye heard before G4257 in G1722 the G3588 word G3056 of the G3588 truth G225 of the G3588 gospel G2098 ;
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6. Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
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6. Which is come G3918 unto G1519 you G5209 , as G2531 it G2532 is in G1722 all G3956 the G3588 world G2889 ; and G2532 G2076 bringeth forth fruit G2592 , as G2531 it doth also G2532 in G1722 you G5213 , since G575 the G3739 day G2250 ye heard G191 of it, and G2532 knew G1921 the G3588 grace G5485 of God G2316 in G1722 truth G225 :
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7. As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
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7. As G2531 ye also G2532 learned G3129 of G575 Epaphras G1889 our G2257 dear G27 fellow servant G4889 , who G3739 is G2076 for G5228 you G5216 a faithful G4103 minister G1249 of Christ G5547 ;
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8. Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
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8. Who G3588 also G2532 declared G1213 unto us G2254 your G5216 love G26 in G1722 the Spirit G4151 .
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9. For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
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9. For G1223 this cause G5124 we G2249 also G2532 , since G575 the G3739 day G2250 we heard G191 it, do not G3756 cease G3973 to pray G4336 for G5228 you G5216 , and G2532 to desire G154 that G2443 ye might be filled G4137 with the G3588 knowledge G1922 of his G846 will G2307 in G1722 all G3956 wisdom G4678 and G2532 spiritual G4152 understanding G4907 ;
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10. That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
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10. That ye G5209 might walk G4043 worthy G516 of the G3588 Lord G2962 unto G1519 all G3956 pleasing G699 , being fruitful G2592 in G1722 every G3956 good G18 work G2041 , and G2532 increasing G837 in G1519 the G3588 knowledge G1922 of God G2316 ;
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11. Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
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11. Strengthened G1412 with G1722 all G3956 might G1411 , according G2596 to his G846 glorious G1391 power G2904 , unto G1519 all G3956 patience G5281 and G2532 longsuffering G3115 with G3326 joyfulness G5479 ;
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12. Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
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12. Giving thanks G2168 unto the G3588 Father G3962 , which hath made us meet G2427 G2248 to be partakers G1519 G3310 of the G3588 inheritance G2819 of the G3588 saints G40 in G1722 light G5457 :
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13. Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
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13. Who G3739 hath delivered G4506 us G2248 from G1537 the G3588 power G1849 of darkness G4655 , and G2532 hath translated G3179 us into G1519 the G3588 kingdom G932 of his G848 dear G26 Son G5207 :
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14. In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
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14. In G1722 whom G3739 we have G2192 redemption G629 through G1223 his G846 blood G129 , even the G3588 forgiveness G859 of sins G266 :
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15. Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
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15. Who G3739 is G2076 the image G1504 of the G3588 invisible G517 God G2316 , the firstborn G4416 of every G3956 creature G2937 :
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16. 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:
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16. For G3754 by G1722 him G846 were all things G3956 created G2936 , that G3588 are in G1722 heaven G3772 , and G2532 that G3588 are in G1909 earth G1093 , visible G3707 and G2532 invisible G517 , whether G1535 they be thrones G2362 , or G1535 dominions G2963 , or G1535 principalities G746 , or G1535 powers G1849 : all things G3956 were created G2936 by G1223 him G846 , and G2532 for G1519 him G846 :
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17. And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
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17. And G2532 he G846 is G2076 before G4253 all things G3956 , and G2532 by G1722 him G846 all things G3956 consist G4921 .
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18. 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.
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18. And G2532 he G846 is G2076 the G3588 head G2776 of the G3588 body G4983 , the G3588 church G1577 : who G3739 is G2076 the beginning G746 , the firstborn G4416 from G1537 the G3588 dead G3498 ; that G2443 in G1722 all G3956 things he G846 might have G1096 the preeminence G4409 .
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19. For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
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19. For G3754 it pleased G2106 the Father that in G1722 him G846 should all G3956 fullness G4138 dwell G2730 ;
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20. 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.
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20. And G2532 , having made peace G1517 through G1223 the G3588 blood G129 of his G846 cross G4716 , by G1223 him G846 to reconcile G604 all things G3956 unto G1519 himself G848 ; by G1223 him G846 , I say, whether G1535 they be things G3588 in G1909 earth G1093 , or G1535 things G3588 in G1722 heaven G3772 .
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21. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
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21. And G2532 you G5209 , that were G5607 sometime G4218 alienated G526 and G2532 enemies G2190 in your mind G1271 by G1722 wicked G4190 works G2041 , yet G1161 now G3570 hath he reconciled G604
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22. In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
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22. In G1722 the G3588 body G4983 of his G848 flesh G4561 through G1223 death G2288 , to present G3936 you G5209 holy G40 and G2532 unblamable G299 and G2532 unreprovable G410 in his sight G2714 G848 :
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23. If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
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23. If G1489 ye continue G1961 in the G3588 faith G4102 grounded G2311 and G2532 settled G1476 , and G2532 be not G3361 moved away G3334 from G575 the G3588 hope G1680 of the G3588 gospel G2098 , which G3739 ye have heard G191 , and which was preached G2784 to G1722 every G3956 creature G2937 which G3588 is under G5259 heaven G3772 ; whereof G3739 I G1473 Paul G3972 am made G1096 a minister G1249 ;
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24. Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
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24. Who G3739 now G3568 rejoice G5463 in G1722 my G3450 sufferings G3804 for G5228 you G5216 , and G2532 fill up G466 that which is behind G5303 of the G3588 afflictions G2347 of Christ G5547 in G1722 my G3450 flesh G4561 for his body's sake G5228 G846 G4983 , which is G3603 the G3588 church G1577 :
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25. Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
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25. Whereof G3739 I G1473 am made G1096 a minister G1249 , according G2596 to the G3588 dispensation G3622 of God G2316 which is given G1325 to me G3427 for G1519 you G5209 , to fulfill G4137 the G3588 word G3056 of God G2316 ;
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26. Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
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26. Even the G3588 mystery G3466 which hath been hid G613 from G575 ages G165 and G2532 from G575 generations G1074 , but G1161 now G3570 is made manifest G5319 to his G846 saints G40 :
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27. To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
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27. To whom G3739 God G2316 would G2309 make known G1107 what G5101 is the G3588 riches G4149 of the G3588 glory G1391 of this G5127 mystery G3466 among G1722 the G3588 Gentiles G1484 ; which G3739 is G2076 Christ G5547 in G1722 you G5213 , the G3588 hope G1680 of glory G1391 :
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28. Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
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28. Whom G3739 we G2249 preach G2605 , warning G3560 every G3956 man G444 , and G2532 teaching G1321 every G3956 man G444 in G1722 all G3956 wisdom G4678 ; that G2443 we may present G3936 every G3956 man G444 perfect G5046 in G1722 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 :
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29. Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
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29. Whereunto G1519 G3739 I also G2532 labor G2872 , striving G75 according G2596 to his G846 working G1753 , which worketh G1754 in G1722 me G1698 mightily G1722 G1411 .
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