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Colossians 1:22-29

22yetG1161 He has nowG3570 1reconciledG604 you in His fleshlyG4561 2bodyG4983 throughG1223 deathG2288, in order to 3presentG3936 you beforeG2714 Him 4holyG40 and blamelessG299 and beyondG410 reproachG410-- 23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 5the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 6establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not movedG3334 awayG3334 from the 7hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 8in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 9and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 10was madeG1096 a 1112ministerG1249.

2413NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 in my sufferingsG3804 for your sakeG5228, and in my fleshG4561 14I 15do my shareG466 on behalfG5228 of 16His bodyG4983, whichG3739 is the churchG1577, in fillingG466 up whatG3588 is lackingG5303 17in Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347. 2518Of this church I 19was madeG1096 a ministerG1249 accordingG2596 to the 20stewardshipG3622 from GodG2316 bestowedG1325 on me for your benefitG1519, so that I might 21fullyG4137 carryG4137 out the preaching of the wordG3056 of GodG2316, 26that is, 22the mysteryG3466 which has been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but has nowG3568 been manifestedG5319 to His 23saintsG40, 27to whomG3739 24GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 is 25the richesG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484, whichG3739 is 26ChristG5547 in you, the 27hopeG1680 of gloryG1391. 28We proclaimG2605 Him, 28admonishingG3560 everyG3956 manG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 manG444 29with allG3956 30wisdomG4678, soG2443 that we may 31presentG3936 everyG3956 manG444 3233completeG5046 in ChristG5547. 29For thisG3739 purpose alsoG2532 I 34laborG2872, 35strivingG75 36accordingG2596 to His 37powerG1411, which 38mightilyG1411 worksG1754 withinG1722 me.

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Notes

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

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