Colossians 1:21-28

New King James Version

²¹And you, ^(A)who once were alienated and enemies in your mind ^(B)by wicked works, yet now He has ^(C)reconciled ²²^(D)in the body of His flesh through death, ^(E)to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— ²³if indeed you continue ^(F)in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are ^(G)not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, ^(H)which was preached to every creature under heaven, ^(I)of which I, Paul, became a minister.

Sacrificial Service for Christ

²⁴^(J)I now rejoice in my sufferings ^(K)for you, and fill up in my flesh ^(L)what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for ^(M)the sake of His body, which is the church, ²⁵of which I became a minister according to ^(N)the ^[a]stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, ²⁶^(O)the ^[b]mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, ^(P)but now has been revealed to His saints. ²⁷^(Q)To them God willed to make known what are ^(R)the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: ^[c]which is ^(S)Christ in you, ^(T)the hope of glory. ²⁸Him we preach, ^(U)warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, ^(V)that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

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Footnotes

Colossians 1:25 dispensation or administration
Colossians 1:26 secret or hidden truth
Colossians 1:27 M who

Titus 2:9-12

New King James Version

⁹Exhort ^(A)bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back, ¹⁰not ^[a]pilfering, but showing all good ^[b]fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

Trained by Saving Grace

¹¹For ^(B)the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, ¹²teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,

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