G3588–ὁ–ho

It is God who has delivered us out of the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us into the Kingdom of His dearly-loved Son,

τῆς tēs “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”τὴν tēn “the”τοῦ tou “of the”τῆς tēs “the”

in whom we have our redemption--the forgiveness of our sins.

τὴν tēn “<the>”τοῦ tou “the”τὴν tēn “the”τῶν tōn “<the>”

Christ is the visible representation of the invisible God, the Firstborn and Lord of all creation.

τοῦ tou “of the”τοῦ tou “<the>”

For in Him was created the universe of things in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, thrones, dominions, princedoms, powers--all were created, and exist through and for Him.

τὰ ta “<the>”τὰ ta “which [are]”τοῖς tois “the”τὰ ta “<the>”τῆς tēs “the”τὰ ta “the”τὰ ta “the”τὰ ta “<the>”

And HE IS before all things and in and through Him the universe is a harmonious whole.

τὰ ta “<the>”

Moreover He is the Head of His Body, the Church. He is the Beginning, the Firstborn from among the dead, in order that He Himself may in all things occupy the foremost place.

ἡ hē “the”τοῦ tou “of the”τῆς tēs “the”ἡ hē “the”τῶν tōn “the”

For it was the Father's gracious will that the whole of the divine perfections should dwell in Him.

τὸ to “the”

And God purposed through Him to reconcile the universe to Himself, making peace through His blood, which was shed upon the Cross--to reconcile to Himself through Him, I say, things on earth and things in Heaven.

τὰ ta “<the>”τοῦ tou “the”τοῦ tou “of the”τὰ ta “the [things]”τῆς tēs “the”τὰ ta “the [things]”τοῖς tois “the”

And you, estranged as you once were and even hostile in your minds, amidst your evil deeds,

τῇ tēa “<the>”τοῖς tois “the”τοῖς tois “<the>”

He has now, in His human body, reconciled to God by His death, to bring you, holy and faultless and irreproachable, into His presence;

τῷ tō “the”τῆς tēs “of the”τοῦ tou “<the>”

if, indeed, you are still firmly holding to faith as your foundation, without ever shifting from your hope that rests on the Good News that you have heard, which has been proclaimed in the whole creation under Heaven, and in which I Paul have been appoin

τῇ tēa “<the>”τῆς tēs “the”τοῦ tou “of the”τοῦ tou “which”τῇ tēa “<the>”τῇ tēa “<the>”τὸν ton “<the>”

Now I can find joy amid my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my own person whatever is lacking in Christ's afflictions on behalf of His Body, the Church.

τοῖς tois “the”τὰ ta “that which”τῶν tōn “of the”τοῦ tou “<the>”τῇ tēa “the”τοῦ tou “the”ἡ hē “the”

I have been appointed to serve the Church in the position of responsibility entrusted to me by God for your benefit, so that I may fully deliver God's Message--

τὴν tēn “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”τὴν tēn “which”τὸν ton “the”τοῦ tou “<the>”

the truth which has been kept secret from all ages and generations, but has now been revealed to His people,

τὸ to “the”τὸ to “which”τῶν tōn “the”τῶν tōn “the”τοῖς tois “to the”

to whom it was His will to make known how vast a wealth of glory for the Gentile world is implied in this truth--the truth that `Christ is in you, the hope of glory.'

ὁ ho “<the>”τὸ to “the”τῆς tēs “of the”τοῦ tou “of the”τοῖς tois “the”ἡ hē “the”τῆς tēs “<the>”

To this end, like an earnest wrestler, I exert all my strength in reliance upon the power of Him who is mightily at work within me.

τὴν tēn “the”τὴν tēn “who”

For I would have you know in how severe a struggle I am engaged on behalf of you and the brethren in Laodicea and of all who have not known me personally,

τῶν tōn “those”τὸ to “the”

in order that their hearts may be cheered, they themselves being welded together in love and enjoying all the advantages of a reasonable certainty, till at last they attain the full knowledge of God's truth, which is Christ Himself.

αἱ hai “the”τὸ to “the”τῆς tēs “of the”τῆς tēs “<the>”τοῦ tou “of the”τοῦ tou “<the>”τοῦ tou “the”

In Him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are stored up, hidden from view.

οἱ hoi “the”τῆς tēs “<the>”τῆς tēs “<the>”

For although, as you say, I am absent from you in body, yet in spirit I am present with you and am delighted to witness your good discipline and the solid front presented by your faith in Christ.

τῇ tēa “in the”τῷ tō “<the>”τὴν tēn “<the>”τὸ to “the”τῆς tēs “of the”

As therefore you have received the Christ, even Jesus our Lord, live and act in vital union with Him;

τὸν ton “<the>”τὸν ton “the”

having the roots of your being firmly planted in Him, and continually building yourselves up in Him, and always being increasingly confirmed in the faith as you were taught it, and abounding in it with thanksgiving.

τῇ tēa “the”

Take care lest there be some one who leads you away as prisoners by means of his philosophy and idle fancies, following human traditions and the world's crude notions instead of following Christ.

ὁ ho “who”τῆς tēs “<the>”τὴν tēn “the”τῶν tōn “<the>”τὰ ta “the”τοῦ tou “of the”

For it is in Christ that the fulness of God's nature dwells embodied, and in Him you are made complete,

τὸ to “the”τῆς tēs “of the”

and He is the Lord of all princes and rulers.

ἡ hē “the”