New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 1:23-29

23if indeed you continue in 1the faith firmly 2established and steadfast, and not shifting from the 3hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed 4in all creation under heaven, 5and of which I, Paul, 6was made a 7 8minister.

24 9Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh 10I am supplementing what is lacking 11in Christ’s afflictions in behalf of 12His body, which is the church. 25 13I 14was made a minister of this church according to the 15commission from God granted to me for your benefit, so that I might 16fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26that is, 17the mystery which had been hidden from the past ages and generations, but now has been revealed to His 18saints, 27to whom 19God willed to make known what 20the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is 21Christ in you, the 22hope of glory. 28We proclaim Him, 23admonishing every person and teaching every person 24with all 25wisdom, so that we may 26present every person 27 28complete in Christ. 29For this purpose I also 29labor, 30striving 31according to His 32power which 33works mightily within me.

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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 Lit of ↩
12. Colossians 1:24 Col 1:18 ↩
13. Colossians 1:25 Col 1:23 ↩
14. Colossians 1:25 Lit became ↩
15. Colossians 1:25 Eph 3:2 ↩
16. Colossians 1:25 Lit make full the word of God ↩
17. Colossians 1:26 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 2:2; 4:3 ↩
18. Colossians 1:26 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
19. Colossians 1:27 Matt 13:11 ↩
20. Colossians 1:27 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
21. Colossians 1:27 Rom 8:10 ↩
22. Colossians 1:27 1 Tim 1:1 ↩
23. Colossians 1:28 Acts 20:31; Col 3:16 ↩
24. Colossians 1:28 Lit in ↩
25. Colossians 1:28 1 Cor 2:6f; Col 2:3 ↩
26. Colossians 1:28 Col 1:22 ↩
27. Colossians 1:28 Or perfect ↩
28. Colossians 1:28 Matt 5:48; Eph 4:13 ↩
29. Colossians 1:29 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
30. Colossians 1:29 Col 2:1; 4:12 ↩
31. Colossians 1:29 Eph 1:19; Col 2:12 ↩
32. Colossians 1:29 Lit working ↩
33. Colossians 1:29 Lit in power ↩

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