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Colossians 1:23-29

23ifG1487 indeedG1065 you continueG1961 in 1the faithG4102 firmlyG2311 2establishedG2311 and steadfastG1476, and not shiftingG3334 from the 3hopeG1680 of the gospelG2098 that you have heardG191, which was proclaimedG2784 4in allG3956 creationG2937 underG5259 heavenG3772, 5and of whichG3739 I, PaulG3972, 6was madeG1096 a 78ministerG1249.

249NowG3568 I rejoiceG5463 in my sufferingsG3804 forG5228 your sakeG5228, and in my fleshG4561 10I am supplementingG466 whatG5303 isG5303 lackingG5303 11in Christ’sG5547 afflictionsG2347 inG5228 behalfG5228 of 12His bodyG4983, whichG3739 is the churchG1577. 2513I 14was madeG1096 a ministerG1249 of thisG3739 church accordingG2596 to the 15commissionG3622 from GodG2316 grantedG1325 to me for your benefitG1519, so that I might 16fullyG4137 carryG4137 outG4137 the preaching of the wordG3056 of GodG2316, 26that is, 17the mysteryG3466 which had been hiddenG613 from the past agesG165 and generationsG1074, but nowG3568 has been revealedG5319 to His 18saintsG40, 27to whomG3739 19GodG2316 willedG2309 to makeG1107 knownG1107 whatG5101 20the wealthG4149 of the gloryG1391 of thisG3778 mysteryG3466 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 is, the mystery that is 21ChristG5547 in you, the 22hopeG1680 of gloryG1391. 28We proclaimG2605 Him, 23admonishingG3560 everyG3956 personG444 and teachingG1321 everyG3956 personG444 24with allG3956 25wisdomG4678, soG2443 thatG2443 we may 26presentG3936 everyG3956 personG444 2728completeG5046 in ChristG5547. 29For thisG3739 purpose I alsoG2532 29laborG2872, 30strivingG75 31accordingG2596 to His 32powerG1753 which 33worksG1754 mightilyG1411 withinG1722 me.

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Notes

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

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