New American Standard Bible 1995
Colossians 1:23-25
23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 1the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 2establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not movedG3334 awayG3334 from the 3hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 4in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 5and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 6was madeG1096 a 78ministerG1249.
249NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 in my sufferingsG3804 for your sakeG5228, and in my fleshG4561 10I 11do my shareG466 on behalfG5228 of 12His bodyG4983, whichG3739 is the churchG1577, in fillingG466 up whatG3588 is lackingG5303 13in Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347. 2514Of this church I 15was madeG1096 a ministerG1249 accordingG2596 to the 16stewardshipG3622 from GodG2316 bestowedG1325 on me for your benefitG1519, so that I might 17fullyG4137 carryG4137 out the preaching of the wordG3056 of GodG2316,
Notes
- 1. Colossians 1:23 Or in faith ↩
- 2. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:17; Col 2:7 ↩
- 3. Colossians 1:23 Col 1:5 ↩
- 4. Colossians 1:23 Mark 16:15; Acts 2:5; Col 1:6 ↩
- 5. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:7; Col 1:25 ↩
- 6. Colossians 1:23 Lit became ↩
- 7. Colossians 1:23 Or servant ↩
- 8. Colossians 1:23 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
- 9. Colossians 1:24 Rom 8:17; 2 Cor 1:5; 12:15; Phil 2:17 ↩
- 10. Colossians 1:24 2 Tim 1:8; 2:10 ↩
- 11. Colossians 1:24 Or representatively...fill up ↩
- 12. Colossians 1:24 Col 1:18 ↩
- 13. Colossians 1:24 Lit of ↩
- 14. Colossians 1:25 Col 1:23 ↩
- 15. Colossians 1:25 Lit became ↩
- 16. Colossians 1:25 Eph 3:2 ↩
- 17. Colossians 1:25 Lit make full the word of God ↩
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
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