Colossians 1:24-29
Legacy Standard Bible
24 (A)Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and (B)I fill up what is lacking of Christ’s afflictions in my flesh, on behalf of (C)His body, which is the church, 25 (D)of which I [a]was made a minister according to the (E)stewardship from God given to me for you, so that I might [b]fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26 that is, (F)the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His [c]saints, 27 to whom (G)God willed to make known what is (H)the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is (I)Christ in you, the (J)hope of glory. 28 Him we proclaim, (K)admonishing every man and teaching every man [d]with all (L)wisdom, so that we may (M)present every man [e](N)complete in Christ. 29 For this purpose I also (O)labor, (P)striving (Q)according to His working, which He works in me in power.
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- Colossians 1:25 Lit became
- Colossians 1:25 Lit make full the word of God
- Colossians 1:26 Or holy ones
- Colossians 1:28 Lit in
- Colossians 1:28 Or perfect
Colossians 1:24-29
Revised Standard Version
Paul’s Interest in the Colossians
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the divine office which was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations[a] but now made manifest to his saints. 27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we proclaim, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, striving with all the energy which he mightily inspires within me.
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- Colossians 1:26 Or from angels and men
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