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Colossians 1:21-28

21And although you were 1previouslyG4218 alienatedG526 and hostileG2190 in attitudeG1271, engaged in evilG4190 deedsG2041, 22yetG1161 He has nowG3570 2reconciledG604 you in His 3bodyG4983 of fleshG4561 throughG1223 deathG2288, in order to 4presentG3936 you beforeG2714 Him 5holyG40 and blamelessG299 and beyondG410 reproachG410-- 23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 6the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 7establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not shiftingG3334 from the 8hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 9in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 10and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 11was madeG1096 a 1213ministerG1249.

2414NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 in my sufferingsG3804 forG5228 your sakeG5228, and in my fleshG4561 15I am supplementingG466 whatG5303 isG5303 lackingG5303 16in Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347 inG5228 behalfG5228 of 17His bodyG4983, whichG3739 is the churchG1577. 2518I 19was madeG1096 a ministerG1249 of thisG3739 church accordingG2596 to the 20commissionG3622 from GodG2316 grantedG1325 to me for your benefitG1519, so that I might 21fullyG4137 carryG4137 outG4137 the preaching of the wordG3056 of GodG2316, 26that is, 22the mysteryG3466 which had been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but nowG3568 has been revealedG5319 to His 23saintsG40, 27to whomG3739 24GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 25the wealthG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 is, the mystery that is 26ChristG5547 in you, the 27hopeG1680 of gloryG1391. 28We proclaimG2605 Him, 28admonishingG3560 everyG3956 personG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 personG444 29with allG3956 30wisdomG4678, soG2443 thatG2443 we may 31presentG3936 everyG3956 personG444 3233completeG5046 in ChristG5547.

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Notes

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

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