Colossians 1:25

Colossians 1:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
• New International Version (NIV)I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness—
• English Standard Version (ESV)of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
• New King James Version (NKJV)of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,

Context of Colossians 1:25

23if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister. 24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions. Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints, 27to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Colossians 1:25 word by word

ἧς ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ διάκονος κατὰ τὴν οἰκονομίαν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς πληρῶσαι τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ,Read the interlinear

• was madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• a ministerδιάκονοςdiakonos · servantG1249
• accordingκατάkata · according toG2596
• stewardshipοἰκονομίαoikonomia · managementG3622
• from Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• bestowedδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• on me for your benefitεἰςeis · towardG1519
• fullyπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056

Cross-references for Colossians 1:25

• Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:2and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you as to your faith,
• 1 Timothy 4:6In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following.
• Romans 15:15But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of the grace that was given me from God,
• 1 Corinthians 9:17For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.
• Galatians 2:7But on the contrary, seeing that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised
• Ephesians 3:2if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace which was given to me for you;
• Romans 15:19in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
• 2 Timothy 4:2preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.

Commentaries on Colossians 1:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Whereof I am made a minister - Having received especial commission from God to preach salvation to the Gentiles. According to the dispensation - · According to the Gospel economy or institution; the scheme or plan of salvation by Christ crucified. To fulfill the word of God - The Greek may be translated, fully to preach the doctrine of God. See Romans 15:19, and the note there. Were we to take the word in its common meaning, it might signify to accomplish…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25According to the dispensation of God - The arrangement which God has made. That is, he designed that the gospel should be preached to the Gentiles, and, in accordance with that arrangement, he has called me to be a minister. Notes, Ephesians 3:2. To fulfil the word of God - Margin, “fully to preach.” The Greek is, “to fill up the word of God;” the meaning is, “fully to teach and promulgate the gospel;” compare the notes at Romans 15:19.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. 24-29Paul considers his own role in the widespread preaching of the good news about Jesus (1:23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. am--Greek, "I was made a minister": resuming Col 1:23, "whereof I Paul was made a minister." dispensation--the stewardship committed to me to dispense in the house of God, the Church, to the whole family of believers, the goods of my Master (Lu 12:42; 1Co 4:1, 2; 9:17; Ep 3:2). which is given--Greek, "which was given." for you--with a view to you, Gentiles (Col 1:27; Ro 15:16). to fulfil--to bring it fully to all: the end of his stewardship: "fully…Read the comment

Topics related to Colossians 1:25

• Minister, Christian
• Mysteries
• Preaching

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• God
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• Word of God
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• Ephesians, Epistle to
• Fill
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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