G2596–κατά–kata

Yet just as, at that time, the child born in the common course of nature persecuted the one whose birth was due to the power of the Spirit, so it is now.

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For the cravings of the lower nature are opposed to those of the Spirit, and the cravings of the Spirit are opposed to those of the lower nature; because these are antagonistic to each other, so that you cannot do everything to which you are inclined.

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good faith, meekness, self-restraint.

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For He pre-destined us to be adopted by Himself as sons through Jesus Christ--such being His gracious will and pleasure--

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It is in Him, and through the shedding of His blood, that we have our deliverance--the forgiveness of our offences--so abundant was God's grace,

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when He made known to us the secret of His will. And this is in harmony with God's merciful purpose

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In Him we Jews have been made heirs, having been chosen beforehand in accordance with the intention of Him whose might carries out in everything the design of His own will,

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For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which prevails among you, and of your love for all God's people,

καθ᾽ kath᾽ “among”

and what the transcendent greatness of His power in us believers as seen in the working of His infinite might

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which were once habitual to you while you walked in the ways of this world and obeyed the Prince of the powers of the air, the spirits that are now at work in the hearts of the sons of disobedience--to you God has given Life.

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and that by a revelation the truth hitherto kept secret was made known to me as I have already briefly explained it to you.

κατὰ kata “by”

in which I have been appointed to serve, in virtue of the work which God, in the exercise of His power within me, has graciously entrusted to me.

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Such was the eternal purpose which He had formed in Christ Jesus our Lord,

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to grant you--in accordance with the wealth of His glorious perfections--to be strengthened by His Spirit with power penetrating to your inmost being.

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Now to Him who, in exercise of His power that is at work within us, is able to do infinitely beyond all our highest prayers or thoughts--

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Yet to each of us individually grace was given, measured out with the munificence of Christ.

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Dependent on Him, the whole body--its various parts closely fitting and firmly adhering to one another-- grows by the aid of every contributory link, with power proportioned to the need of each individual part, so as to build itself up in a spirit of l

κατ᾽ kat᾽ “according to”

to put away, in regard to your former mode of life, your original evil nature which is doomed to perish as befits its misleading impulses,

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with that new and better self which has been created to resemble God in the righteousness and holiness which come from the truth.

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Yet I insist that among you also, each man is to love his own wife as much as he loves himself, and let a married woman see to it that she treats her husband with respect.

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Slaves, be obedient to your earthly masters, with respect and eager anxiety to please and with simplicity of motive as if you were obeying Christ.

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Let it not be in acts of eye-service as if you had but to please men, but as Christ's bondservants who are doing God's will from the heart.

κατ᾽ kat᾽ “with”

But in order that you also may know how I am doing, Tychicus our dearly-loved brother and faithful helper in the Lord's service will tell you everything.

κατ᾽ kat᾽ “concerning”

Now I would have you know, brethren, that what I have gone through has turned out to the furtherance of the Good News rather than otherwise.

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in fulfilment of my eager expectation and hope that I shall never have reason to feel ashamed, but that by my perfect freedom of speech Christ will be glorified in me, now as always, either by my life or by my death.

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