Colossians 1:24-29
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
I Am Suffering To Fulfill My Stewardship of God’s Now Revealed Mystery: Christ In You
24 Now I am rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling-up-in-turn[a] the things lacking from the afflictions of Christ[b], for the sake of His body, which is the church, 25 of which I became a minister according-to[c] the stewardship[d] of God having been given to me for you, that I might fulfill[e] the word of God— 26 the mystery having been hidden from the past ages and from the past generations. But now it was revealed to His saints, 27 to whom God willed[f] to make-known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles— which is Christ in you, the hope of glory, 28 Whom we are proclaiming, admonishing every person, and teaching every person with all wisdom, in order that we may present every person mature[g] in Christ, 29 for which[h] I also am laboring, struggling[i] according to His working being at-work[j] in me with power.
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- Colossians 1:24 That is, filling-up-on-my-part, in contrast to Christ’s part. Or, filling-up.
- Colossians 1:24 That is, lacking from the afflictions belonging to the Christ (Messiah’s full measure of sorrows, suffered personally while He was on earth, and by His people now); or, lacking from Christ’s afflictions (which He is now experiencing in union with His people); or, lacking from my afflictions for Christ.
- Colossians 1:25 Or, based on, by way of.
- Colossians 1:25 That is, position of management responsibility.
- Colossians 1:25 Or, complete.
- Colossians 1:27 Or, wanted, wished.
- Colossians 1:28 Or, perfect, full-grown, finished.
- Colossians 1:29 That is, to which end.
- Colossians 1:29 Or, striving, fighting.
- Colossians 1:29 Or, in operation.
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