New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 1:24-29

24 1Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh 2I am supplementing what is lacking 3in Christ’s afflictions in behalf of 4His body, which is the church.

25 5I 6was made a minister of this church according to the 7commission from God granted to me for your benefit, so that I might 8fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,

26that is, 9the mystery which had been hidden from the past ages and generations, but now has been revealed to His 10saints,

27to whom 11God willed to make known what 12the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is 13Christ in you, the 14hope of glory.

28We proclaim Him, 15admonishing every person and teaching every person 16with all 17wisdom, so that we may 18present every person 19 20complete in Christ.

29For this purpose I also 21labor, 22striving 23according to His 24power which 25works mightily within me.

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Notes

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

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