New American Standard Bible 1995

Colossians 1:24-29

24 1Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh 2I 3do my share on behalf of 4His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking 5in Christ’s afflictions.

25 6Of this church I 7was made a minister according to the 8stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might 9fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,

26that is, 10the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His 11saints,

27to whom 12God willed to make known what is 13the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is 14Christ in you, the 15hope of glory.

28We proclaim Him, 16admonishing every man and teaching every man 17with all 18wisdom, so that we may 19present every man 20 21complete in Christ.

29For this purpose also I 22labor, 23striving 24according to His 25power, which 26mightily works within me.

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Notes

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

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