G2532–καί–kai

For it is my desire to give you news of the great fight I am making for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not seen my face in the flesh;

καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ,

καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.

καὶ kai “and”

For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ.

καὶ kai “even”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times.

καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

Take care that no one takes you away by force, through man's wisdom and deceit, going after the beliefs of men and the theories of the world, and not after Christ:

καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

And you are complete in him, who is the head of all rule and authority:

καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

In whom you had a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;

καὶ kai “also”

Having been put to death with him in baptism, by which you came to life again with him, through faith in the working of God, who made him come back from the dead.

καὶ kai “also”

And you, being dead through your sins and the evil condition of your flesh, to you, I say, he gave life together with him, and forgiveness of all our sins;

Καὶ Kai “And”καὶ kai “and”

Having put an end to the handwriting of the law which was against us, taking it out of the way by nailing it to his cross;

καὶ kai “and”

Having made himself free from the rule of authorities and powers, he put them openly to shame, glorying over them in it.

καὶ kai “and”

For this reason let no man be your judge in any question of food or drink or feast days or new moons or Sabbaths:

καὶ kai “or”

Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,

καὶ kai “and”

And not joined to the Head, from whom all the body, being given strength and kept together through its joins and bands, has its growth with the increase of God.

καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

(Rules which are all to come to an end with their use) after the orders and teaching of men?

καὶ kai “and”

These things seem to have a sort of wisdom in self-ordered worship and making little of oneself, and being cruel to the body, not honouring it by giving it its natural use.

καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God.

καὶ kai “and”

At the coming of Christ who is our life, you will be seen with him in glory.

καὶ kai “also”

Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;

καὶ kai “and”

Among whom you were living in the past, when you did such things.

καὶ kai “also”

But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;

καὶ kai “also”

And have put on the new man, which has become new in knowledge after the image of his maker;

καὶ kai “and”

Where there is no Greek or Jew, no one with circumcision or without circumcision, no division between nations, no servant or free man: but Christ is all and in all.

καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”καὶ kai “and”

As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;

καὶ kai “and”