Colossians 1:21-28

21And although you were 1formerlyG4218 alienatedG526 and hostileG2190 in mindG1271, engaged in evilG4190 deedsG2041, 22yetG1161 He has nowG3570 2reconciledG604 you in His fleshlyG4561 3bodyG4983 throughG1223 deathG2288, in order to 4presentG3936 you beforeG2714 Him 5holyG40 and blamelessG299 and beyondG410 reproachG410-- 23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 6the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 7establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not movedG3334 awayG3334 from the 8hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 9in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 10and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 11was madeG1096 a 1213ministerG1249.

2414NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 in my sufferingsG3804 for your sakeG5228, and in my fleshG4561 15I 16do my shareG466 on behalfG5228 of 17His bodyG4983, whichG3739 is the churchG1577, in fillingG466 up whatG3588 is lackingG5303 18in Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347. 2519Of this church I 20was madeG1096 a ministerG1249 accordingG2596 to the 21stewardshipG3622 from GodG2316 bestowedG1325 on me for your benefitG1519, so that I might 22fullyG4137 carryG4137 out the preaching of the wordG3056 of GodG2316, 26that is, 23the mysteryG3466 which has been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but has nowG3568 been manifestedG5319 to His 24saintsG40, 27to whomG3739 25GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 is 26the richesG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484, whichG3739 is 27ChristG5547 in you, the 28hopeG1680 of gloryG1391. 28We proclaimG2605 Him, 29admonishingG3560 everyG3956 manG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 manG444 30with allG3956 31wisdomG4678, soG2443 that we may 32presentG3936 everyG3956 manG444 3334completeG5046 in ChristG5547.