Colossians 1:23-29

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, 26that is, 18the mysteryG3466 which has been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but has nowG3568 been manifestedG5319 to His 19saintsG40, 27to whomG3739 20GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 is 21the richesG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484, whichG3739 is 22ChristG5547 in you, the 23hopeG1680 of gloryG1391. 28We proclaimG2605 Him, 24admonishingG3560 everyG3956 manG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 manG444 25with allG3956 26wisdomG4678, soG2443 that we may 27presentG3936 everyG3956 manG444 2829completeG5046 in ChristG5547. 29For thisG3739 purpose alsoG2532 I 30laborG2872, 31strivingG75 32accordingG2596 to His 33powerG1411, which 34mightilyG1411 worksG1754 withinG1722 me.