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Colossians 1

Thankfulness for Spiritual Attainments

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 aPaulg3972,  ban apostleg652 of Jesusg2424 Christg5547  1 cby the willg2307 of Godg2316, and  dTimothyg5095  2our brotherg80,

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To the  1 asaintsg40 and faithfulg4103 brethreng80 in Christg5547 who are at Colossaeg2857:  bGraceg5485 to you and peaceg1515 from Godg2316 our Fatherg3962.

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 aWe giveg2168 thanksg2168 to Godg2316,  bthe Fatherg3962 of our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547, prayingg4336 alwaysg3842 for you,

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 asince we heardg191 of your faithg4102 in Christg5547 Jesusg2424 and the  bloveg26 whichg3739 you haveg2192  1for  callg3956 the  2saintsg40;

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becauseg1223 of the  ahopeg1680  blaidg606 up for you in  1heaveng3772, of whichg3739 you previouslyg4257  cheardg4257 in the wordg3056 of truthg225,  2the gospelg2098

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which has comeg3918b to you, justg2531a as  1 ain allg3956 the worldg2889 alsog2532 it is constantly bearingg2592  bfruitg2592 and  2increasingg837, eveng2531a as it has been doing in you alsog2532 sinceg575 the dayg2250 you  cheardg191 of it and  3understoodg1921 the graceg5485 of Godg2316 in truthg225;

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justg2531a as you learnedg3129 it from  aEpaphrasg1889, our  bbelovedg27 fellowg4889 bond-servantg4889, whog3739 is a faithfulg4103 servantg1249 of Christg5547 on our behalfg5228,

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and he alsog2532 informedg1213 us of your  aloveg26 in the Spiritg4151.

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For thisg3778 reasong1223 alsog2532,  asinceg575 the dayg2250 we heardg191 of it,  bwe have not ceasedg3973 to prayg4336 for you and to askg154 that you may be filledg4137 with the  1 cknowledgeg1922 of His willg2307 in allg3956 spiritualg4152  dwisdomg4678 and understandingg4907,

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so that you will  awalkg4043 in a mannerg516 worthyg516 of the Lordg2962,  1 bto pleaseg699 Him in allg3956 respectsg3956,  cbearingg2592 fruitg2592 in everyg3956 goodg18 workg2041 and  2increasingg837 in the  3knowledgeg1922 of Godg2316;

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 astrengthenedg1412 with allg3956 powerg1411, accordingg2596 to  1His gloriousg1391 mightg2904,  2for the attaining of allg3956 steadfastnessg5281 and  3patienceg3115;  bjoyouslyg5479

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givingg2168 thanksg2168 to  athe Fatherg3962, who has qualifiedg2427 us  1to shareg3310 in  bthe inheritanceg2819 of the  2saintsg40 in  cLightg5457.

The Incomparable Christ

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 1For He rescuedg4506 us from the  2 adomaing1849 of darknessg4655, and transferredg3179 us to the kingdomg932 of  3 bHis belovedg26 Song5207,

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 ain whomg3739 we haveg2192 redemptiong629, the forgivenessg859 of sinsg266.

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 1He is the  aimageg1504 of the  binvisibleg517 Godg2316, the  cfirstborng4416a of allg3956 creationg2937.

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For  1 aby Him allg3956 thingsg3956 were createdg2936,  aboth in the heavensg3772 and on earthg1093, visibleg3707 and invisibleg517, whetherg1535a  bthronesg2362 org1535a dominionsg2963 org1535a rulersg746 org1535a authoritiesg1849-- callg3956 thingsg3956 have been createdg2936 throughg1223 Him and for Him.

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He  1 ais beforeg4253 allg3956 thingsg3956, and in Him allg3956 thingsg3956  2holdg4921 togetherg4921.

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He is alsog2532  aheadg2776 of  bthe bodyg4983, the churchg1577; and He is  cthe beginningg746,  dthe firstborng4416a from the deadg3498, sog2443 that He Himselfg846 will comeg1096 to haveg4409 firstg4409 placeg4409 in everythingg3956.

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For  1it was  athe Father's goodg2106 pleasureg2106 for allg3956  bthe  2fullnessg4138 to dwellg2730 in Him,

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and throughg1223 Him to  areconcileg604 allg3956 thingsg3956 to Himselfg846, having madeg1517  bpeaceg1517 throughg1223  cthe bloodg129 of His crossg4716; throughg1223 Him, I say,  dwhetherg1535a things on earthg1093 org1535a things in  1heaveng3772.

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And although you were  aformerlyg4218 alienatedg526 and hostileg2190 in mindg1271, engaged in evilg4190 deedsg2041,

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yetg1161 He has nowg3570  areconciledg604 you in His fleshlyg4561  bbodyg4983 throughg1223 deathg2288, in order to  cpresentg3936 you beforeg2714 Him  dholyg40 and blamelessg299b and beyondg410 reproachg410--

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ifg1487 indeedg1065 you continueg1961 in  1the faithg4102 firmlyg2311  aestablishedg2311 and steadfastg1476, and not movedg3334 awayg3334 from the  bhopeg1680 of the gospelg2098 that you have heardg191, which was proclaimedg2784  cin allg3956 creationg2937 underg5259 heaveng3772,  dand of whichg3739 I, Paulg3972,  2was madeg1096 a  3 eministerg1249.

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 aNowg3568 I rejoiceg5463 in my sufferingsg3804 for your sakeg5228, and in my fleshg4561  bI  1do my shareg466 on behalfg5228 of  cHis bodyg4983, whichg3739 is the churchg1577, in fillingg466 up whatg3588 is lackingg5303  2in Christ'sg5547 afflictionsg2347.

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 aOf this church I  1was madeg1096 a ministerg1249 accordingg2596 to the  bstewardshipg3622 from Godg2316 bestowedg1325 on me for your benefitg1519, so that I might  2fullyg4137 carryg4137 out the preaching of the wordg3056 of Godg2316,

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that is,  athe mysteryg3466 which has been hiddeng613 from the past agesg165 and generationsg1074, but has nowg3568 been manifestedg5319 to His  1saintsg40,

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to whomg3739  aGodg2316 willedg2309 to makeg1107 knowng1107 whatg5101 is  bthe richesg4149 of the gloryg1391 of thisg3778 mysteryg3466 amongg1722 the Gentilesg1484, whichg3739 is  cChristg5547 in you, the  dhopeg1680 of gloryg1391.

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We proclaimg2605 Him,  aadmonishingg3560 everyg3956 mang444 and teachingg1321 everyg3956 mang444  1with allg3956  bwisdomg4678, sog2443 that we may  cpresentg3936 everyg3956 mang444  2 dcompleteg5046 in Christg5547.

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For thisg3739 purpose alsog2532 I  alaborg2872,  bstrivingg75  caccordingg2596 to His  1powerg1411, which  2mightilyg1411 worksg1754 withing1722 me.



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