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Colossians 1:19-29

19For 1it was 2the Father’s goodG2106 pleasureG2106 for allG3956 3the 4fullnessG4138 to dwellG2730 in Him, 20and throughG1223 Him to 5reconcileG604 allG3956 thingsG3956 to HimselfG846, having madeG1517 6peaceG1517 throughG1223 7the bloodG129 of His crossG4716; throughG1223 Him, I say, 8whetherG1535 things on earthG1093 orG1535 things in 9heavenG3772.

21And although you were 10formerlyG4218 alienatedG526 and hostileG2190 in mindG1271, engaged in evilG4190 deedsG2041, 22yetG1161 He has nowG3570 11reconciledG604 you in His fleshlyG4561 12bodyG4983 throughG1223 deathG2288, in order to 13presentG3936 you beforeG2714 Him 14holyG40 and blamelessG299 and beyondG410 reproachG410-- 23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 15the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 16establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not movedG3334 awayG3334 from the 17hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 18in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 19and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 20was madeG1096 a 2122ministerG1249.

2423NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 in my sufferingsG3804 for your sakeG5228, and in my fleshG4561 24I 25do my shareG466 on behalfG5228 of 26His bodyG4983, whichG3739 is the churchG1577, in fillingG466 up whatG3588 is lackingG5303 27in Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347. 2528Of this church I 29was madeG1096 a ministerG1249 accordingG2596 to the 30stewardshipG3622 from GodG2316 bestowedG1325 on me for your benefitG1519, so that I might 31fullyG4137 carryG4137 out the preaching of the wordG3056 of GodG2316, 26that is, 32the mysteryG3466 which has been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but has nowG3568 been manifestedG5319 to His 33saintsG40, 27to whomG3739 34GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 is 35the richesG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484, whichG3739 is 36ChristG5547 in you, the 37hopeG1680 of gloryG1391. 28We proclaimG2605 Him, 38admonishingG3560 everyG3956 manG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 manG444 39with allG3956 40wisdomG4678, soG2443 that we may 41presentG3936 everyG3956 manG444 4243completeG5046 in ChristG5547. 29For thisG3739 purpose alsoG2532 I 44laborG2872, 45strivingG75 46accordingG2596 to His 47powerG1411, which 48mightilyG1411 worksG1754 withinG1722 me.

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 1:19 Or all the fullness was pleased to dwell ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 1:19 Eph 1:5 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 1:19 John 1:16 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 1:19 I.e. fullness of deity ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 1:20 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 1:20 Rom 5:1; Eph 2:14 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 1:20 Eph 2:13 ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 1:20 Col 1:16 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 1:20 Lit the heavens ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 1:21 Rom 5:10; Eph 2:3, 12 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 1:22 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 1:22 Rom 7:4 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 1:22 Eph 5:27; Col 1:28 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 1:22 Eph 1:4 ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 1:23 Or in faith ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:17; Col 2:7 ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 1:23 Col 1:5 ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 1:23 Mark 16:15; Acts 2:5; Col 1:6 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:7; Col 1:25 ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 1:23 Lit became ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 1:23 Or servant ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 1:23 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 1:24 Rom 8:17; 2 Cor 1:5; 12:15; Phil 2:17 ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 1:24 2 Tim 1:8; 2:10 ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 1:24 Or representatively...fill up ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 1:24 Col 1:18 ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 1:24 Lit of ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 1:25 Col 1:23 ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 1:25 Lit became ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 1:25 Eph 3:2 ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 1:25 Lit make full the word of God ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 1:26 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 2:2; 4:3 ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 1:26 Or holy ones ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 1:27 Matt 13:11 ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 1:27 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
  36. 36. Colossians 1:27 Rom 8:10 ↩
  37. 37. Colossians 1:27 1 Tim 1:1 ↩
  38. 38. Colossians 1:28 Acts 20:31; Col 3:16 ↩
  39. 39. Colossians 1:28 Lit in ↩
  40. 40. Colossians 1:28 1 Cor 2:6f; Col 2:3 ↩
  41. 41. Colossians 1:28 Col 1:22 ↩
  42. 42. Colossians 1:28 Or perfect ↩
  43. 43. Colossians 1:28 Matt 5:48; Eph 4:13 ↩
  44. 44. Colossians 1:29 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
  45. 45. Colossians 1:29 Col 2:1; 4:12 ↩
  46. 46. Colossians 1:29 Eph 1:19; Col 2:12 ↩
  47. 47. Colossians 1:29 Lit working ↩
  48. 48. Colossians 1:29 Lit in power ↩

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