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Colossians 1:19-29

19For 1it was 2the Father’s goodG2106 pleasureG2106 for allG3956 3the 4fullnessG4138 to dwellG2730 in Him, 20and throughG1223 Him to 5reconcileG604 allG3956 thingsG3956 to HimselfG846, 6whetherG1535 things on earthG1093 orG1535 things in 7heavenG3772, having madeG1517 8peaceG1517 throughG1223 9the bloodG129 of His crossG4716.

21And although you were 10previouslyG4218 alienatedG526 and hostileG2190 in attitudeG1271, engaged in evilG4190 deedsG2041, 22yetG1161 He has nowG3570 11reconciledG604 you in His 12bodyG4983 of fleshG4561 throughG1223 deathG2288, in order to 13presentG3936 you beforeG2714 Him 14holyG40 and blamelessG299 and beyondG410 reproachG410-- 23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 15the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 16establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not shiftingG3334 from the 17hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 18in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 19and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 20was madeG1096 a 2122ministerG1249.

2423NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 in my sufferingsG3804 forG5228 your sakeG5228, and in my fleshG4561 24I am supplementingG466 whatG5303 isG5303 lackingG5303 25in Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347 inG5228 behalfG5228 of 26His bodyG4983, whichG3739 is the churchG1577. 2527I 28was madeG1096 a ministerG1249 of thisG3739 church accordingG2596 to the 29commissionG3622 from GodG2316 grantedG1325 to me for your benefitG1519, so that I might 30fullyG4137 carryG4137 outG4137 the preaching of the wordG3056 of GodG2316, 26that is, 31the mysteryG3466 which had been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but nowG3568 has been revealedG5319 to His 32saintsG40, 27to whomG3739 33GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 34the wealthG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 is, the mystery that is 35ChristG5547 in you, the 36hopeG1680 of gloryG1391. 28We proclaimG2605 Him, 37admonishingG3560 everyG3956 personG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 personG444 38with allG3956 39wisdomG4678, soG2443 thatG2443 we may 40presentG3936 everyG3956 personG444 4142completeG5046 in ChristG5547. 29For thisG3739 purpose I alsoG2532 43laborG2872, 44strivingG75 45accordingG2596 to His 46powerG1753 which 47worksG1754 mightilyG1411 withinG1722 me.

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 1:19 Or all the fullness was pleased to dwell ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 1:19 Eph 1:5 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 1:19 John 1:16 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 1:19 I.e., fullness of deity ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 1:20 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 1:20 Col 1:16 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 1:20 Lit the heavens ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 1:20 Rom 5:1; Eph 2:14 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 1:20 Eph 2:13 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 1:21 Rom 5:10; Eph 2:3, 12 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 1:22 2 Cor 5:18; Eph 2:16 ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 1:22 Rom 7:4 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 1:22 Eph 5:27; Col 1:28 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 1:22 Eph 1:4 ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 1:23 Or in faith ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:17; Col 2:7 ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 1:23 Col 1:5 ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 1:23 Mark 16:15; Acts 2:5; Col 1:6 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 1:23 Eph 3:7; Col 1:25 ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 1:23 Lit became ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 1:23 Or servant ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 1:23 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 1:24 Rom 8:17; 2 Cor 1:5; 12:15; Phil 2:17 ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 1:24 2 Tim 1:8; 2:10 ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 1:24 Lit of ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 1:24 Col 1:18 ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 1:25 Col 1:23 ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 1:25 Lit became ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 1:25 Eph 3:2 ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 1:25 Lit make full the word of God ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 1:26 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 2:2; 4:3 ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 1:26 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 1:27 Matt 13:11 ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 1:27 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 1:27 Rom 8:10 ↩
  36. 36. Colossians 1:27 1 Tim 1:1 ↩
  37. 37. Colossians 1:28 Acts 20:31; Col 3:16 ↩
  38. 38. Colossians 1:28 Lit in ↩
  39. 39. Colossians 1:28 1 Cor 2:6f; Col 2:3 ↩
  40. 40. Colossians 1:28 Col 1:22 ↩
  41. 41. Colossians 1:28 Or perfect ↩
  42. 42. Colossians 1:28 Matt 5:48; Eph 4:13 ↩
  43. 43. Colossians 1:29 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
  44. 44. Colossians 1:29 Col 2:1; 4:12 ↩
  45. 45. Colossians 1:29 Eph 1:19; Col 2:12 ↩
  46. 46. Colossians 1:29 Lit working ↩
  47. 47. Colossians 1:29 Lit in power ↩

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