New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1:21-28

21And although you were 1formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, 22yet He has now 2reconciled you in His fleshly 3body through death, in order to 4present you before Him 5holy and blameless and beyond reproach-- 23if indeed you continue in 6the faith firmly 7established and steadfast, and not moved away from the 8hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed 9in all creation under heaven, 10and of which I, Paul, 11was made a 12 13minister.

24 14Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh 15I 16do my share on behalf of 17His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking 18in Christ’s afflictions. 25 19Of this church I 20was made a minister according to the 21stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might 22fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26that is, 23the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His 24saints, 27to whom 25God willed to make known what is 26the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is 27Christ in you, the 28hope of glory. 28We proclaim Him, 29admonishing every man and teaching every man 30with all 31wisdom, so that we may 32present every man 33 34complete in Christ.

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Notes

1. Colossians 1:21 Rom 5:10; Eph 2:3, 12 ↩
2. Colossians 1:22 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
3. Colossians 1:22 Rom 7:4 ↩
4. Colossians 1:22 Eph 5:27; Col 1:28 ↩
5. Colossians 1:22 Eph 1:4 ↩
6. Colossians 1:23 Or in faith ↩
7. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:17; Col 2:7 ↩
8. Colossians 1:23 Col 1:5 ↩
9. Colossians 1:23 Mark 16:15; Acts 2:5; Col 1:6 ↩
10. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:7; Col 1:25 ↩
11. Colossians 1:23 Lit became ↩
12. Colossians 1:23 Or servant ↩
13. Colossians 1:23 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
14. Colossians 1:24 Rom 8:17; 2 Cor 1:5; 12:15; Phil 2:17 ↩
15. Colossians 1:24 2 Tim 1:8; 2:10 ↩
16. Colossians 1:24 Or representatively...fill up ↩
17. Colossians 1:24 Col 1:18 ↩
18. Colossians 1:24 Lit of ↩
19. Colossians 1:25 Col 1:23 ↩
20. Colossians 1:25 Lit became ↩
21. Colossians 1:25 Eph 3:2 ↩
22. Colossians 1:25 Lit make full the word of God ↩
23. Colossians 1:26 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 2:2; 4:3 ↩
24. Colossians 1:26 Or holy ones ↩
25. Colossians 1:27 Matt 13:11 ↩
26. Colossians 1:27 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
27. Colossians 1:27 Rom 8:10 ↩
28. Colossians 1:27 1 Tim 1:1 ↩
29. Colossians 1:28 Acts 20:31; Col 3:16 ↩
30. Colossians 1:28 Lit in ↩
31. Colossians 1:28 1 Cor 2:6f; Col 2:3 ↩
32. Colossians 1:28 Col 1:22 ↩
33. Colossians 1:28 Or perfect ↩
34. Colossians 1:28 Matt 5:48; Eph 4:13 ↩

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