Christian Standard Bible
Colossians 1:24
24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for his body, that is, the church.
Colossians 1:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:
- New International Version (NIV)Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
- New King James Version (NKJV)I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,
Context of Colossians 1:24
22But now he has reconciled you by his physical body through his death, to present you holy, faultless, and blameless before him — 23if indeed you remain grounded and steadfast in the faith and are not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become a servant of it. Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for his body, that is, the church. 25I have become its servant, according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.
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Νῦν χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καὶ ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου ὑπὲρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἡ ἐκκλησία·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
- rejoiceχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- sufferingsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- sufferingsπάθημαpathēma · sufferingG3804
- forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
- youσύsu · youG4771
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- fill upἀνταναπληρόωantanaplēroō · to fill againG466
- that which is behindὑστέρημαhusterēma · deficiencyG5303
- of the afflictionsθλῖψιςthlipsis · pressureG2347
- of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- body’sσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
- isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
Cross-references for Colossians 1:24
- Matthew 5:11“You are blessed when they insult you and persecute you and falsely say every kind of evil against you because of me.
- Acts 5:41Then they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be treated shamefully on behalf of the Name.
- Romans 5:3And not only that, but we also boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,
- 2 Corinthians 7:4I am very frank with you; I have great pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in all our afflictions.
- Ephesians 3:1For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles —
- Philippians 2:17But even if I am poured out as a drink offering on the sacrificial service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
- James 1:2Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials,
- 2 Corinthians 1:5For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8We are afflicted in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair;
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I’m talking like a madman — I’m a better one: with far more labors, many more imprisonments, far worse beatings, many times near death.
- Philippians 3:10My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
- 2 Timothy 1:8So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me his prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God.
- 2 Timothy 2:9for which I suffer to the point of being bound like a criminal. But the word of God is not bound.
- Colossians 1:18He is also the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything.
- Ephesians 1:23which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.
Commentaries on Colossians 1:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Rejoice in my sufferings for you - St. Paul always considers his persecutions, as far as the Jews were concerned in them, as arising from this simple circumstance - his asserting that God had chosen the Gentiles, and called them to enjoy the very same privileges with the Jews, and to constitute one Church with them. It was on this account that the Jews attempted his life at Jerusalem, when, in order to save it, he was obliged to appeal to Caesar; the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you - For you as a part of the Gentile world. It was not for the Colossians alone, but he regarded himself as suffering on account of his labors in preaching to the pagan at large. His trials at Rome had come upon him because he had maintained that the wall of partition between Jews and Gentiles was broken down, and that the gospel was to be preached indiscriminately to all mankind; see this illustrated in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-29Verses 24-29 Both the sufferings of the Head and of the members are called the sufferings of Christ, and make up, as it were, one body of sufferings. But He suffered for the redemption of the church; we suffer on other accounts; for we do but slightly taste that cup of afflictions of which Christ first drank deeply. A Christian may be said to fill up that which remains of the sufferings of Christ, when he takes up his cross, and after the pattern of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions: Christ's suffering for redemption is unique and fully accomplished. Yet, he continues to suffer through his followers in a world opposed to the message of redemption. Christ and his church will keep suffering until God completes his purposes for this world (see also Mark 13:19–23; Romans 8:17–18; 1 Thessalonians 3:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Who--The oldest manuscripts omit "who"; then translate, "Now I rejoice." Some very old manuscripts, and the best of the Latin versions, and Vulgate, read as English Version. To enhance the glory of Christ as paramount to all, he mentions his own sufferings for the Church of Christ. "Now" stands in contrast to "I was made," in the past time (Col 1:23). for you--"on your behalf," that ye may be confirmed in resting solely on Christ (to the exclusion of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Colossians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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