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Whereunto (eis ho). That is “to present every man perfect in Christ.”
I labour also (kai kopiō). Late verb kopiaō, from kopos (toil), to grow weary from toil (Mat 11:28), to toil on (Phi 2:16), sometimes for athletic training. In papyri.
Striving (agōnizomenos). Present middle participle of common verb agōnizomai (from agōn, contest, as in Col 2:1), to contend in athletic games, to agonize, a favourite metaphor with Paul who is now a prisoner.
Working (energeian). Our word “energy.” Late word from energēs (en, ergon), efficiency (at work). Play on the word here with the present passive participle of energeō, energoumenēn (energy energized) as in Eph 1:19. Paul was conscious of God’s “energy” at work in him “mightily” (en dunamei), “in power” like dynamite.