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Colossians 1:22-29

22yetG1161 He has nowG3570 1reconciledG604 you in His 2bodyG4983 of fleshG4561 throughG1223 deathG2288, in order to 3presentG3936 you beforeG2714 Him 4holyG40 and blamelessG299 and beyondG410 reproachG410-- 23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 5the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 6establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not shiftingG3334 from the 7hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 8in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 9and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 10was madeG1096 a 1112ministerG1249.

2413NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 in my sufferingsG3804 forG5228 your sakeG5228, and in my fleshG4561 14I am supplementingG466 whatG5303 isG5303 lackingG5303 15in Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347 inG5228 behalfG5228 of 16His bodyG4983, whichG3739 is the churchG1577. 2517I 18was madeG1096 a ministerG1249 of thisG3739 church accordingG2596 to the 19commissionG3622 from GodG2316 grantedG1325 to me for your benefitG1519, so that I might 20fullyG4137 carryG4137 outG4137 the preaching of the wordG3056 of GodG2316, 26that is, 21the mysteryG3466 which had been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but nowG3568 has been revealedG5319 to His 22saintsG40, 27to whomG3739 23GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 24the wealthG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 is, the mystery that is 25ChristG5547 in you, the 26hopeG1680 of gloryG1391. 28We proclaimG2605 Him, 27admonishingG3560 everyG3956 personG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 personG444 28with allG3956 29wisdomG4678, soG2443 thatG2443 we may 30presentG3936 everyG3956 personG444 3132completeG5046 in ChristG5547. 29For thisG3739 purpose I alsoG2532 33laborG2872, 34strivingG75 35accordingG2596 to His 36powerG1753 which 37worksG1754 mightilyG1411 withinG1722 me.

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Notes

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

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