Paul’s Suffering and Stewardship

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings on behalf of you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ, on behalf of his body which is the church, ²⁵ of which I became a minister, according to God’s stewardship which was given to me for you, to complete the word of God, ²⁶ the mystery which has been hidden from the ages and from the generations, but has now been revealed to his saints, ²⁷ to whom God wanted to make known what is the glorious wealth of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory, ²⁸ whom we proclaim, by^[a] admonishing every person^[b] and teaching every person^[c] with all wisdom, in order that we may present every person^[d] mature in Christ, ²⁹ for which purpose also I labor, striving according to his working which is at work powerfully in me.