New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1:23-27

23if indeed you continue in 1the faith firmly 2established and steadfast, and not moved away from the 3hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed 4in all creation under heaven, 5and of which I, Paul, 6was made a 7 8minister.

24 9Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh 10I 11do my share on behalf of 12His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking 13in Christ’s afflictions. 25 14Of this church I 15was made a minister according to the 16stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might 17fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26that is, 18the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His 19saints, 27to whom 20God willed to make known what is 21the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is 22Christ in you, the 23hope of glory.

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Notes

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

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