24 (A)Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh (B)I am supplementing what is lacking [a]in Christ’s afflictions in behalf of (C)His body, which is the church. 25 (D)I [b]was made a minister of this church according to the (E)commission from God granted to me for your benefit, so that I might [c]fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26 that is, (F)the mystery which had been hidden from the past ages and generations, but now has been revealed to His [d]saints, 27 to whom (G)God willed to make known what (H)the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is (I)Christ in you, the (J)hope of glory. 28 We proclaim Him, (K)admonishing every person and teaching every person [e]with all (L)wisdom, so that we may (M)present every person [f](N)complete in Christ. 29 For this purpose I also (O)labor, (P)striving (Q)according to His [g]power which [h]works mightily within me.

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Notas al pie

  1. Colossians 1:24 Lit of
  2. Colossians 1:25 Lit became
  3. Colossians 1:25 Lit make full the word of God
  4. Colossians 1:26 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  5. Colossians 1:28 Lit in
  6. Colossians 1:28 Or perfect
  7. Colossians 1:29 Lit working
  8. Colossians 1:29 Lit in power

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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Notas al pie

  1. Colossians 1:24 That is, filling-up-on-my-part, in contrast to Christ’s part. Or, filling-up.
  2. 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.
  3. Colossians 1:25 Or, based on, by way of.
  4. Colossians 1:25 That is, position of management responsibility.
  5. Colossians 1:25 Or, complete.
  6. Colossians 1:27 Or, wanted, wished.
  7. Colossians 1:28 Or, perfect, full-grown, finished.
  8. Colossians 1:29 That is, to which end.
  9. Colossians 1:29 Or, striving, fighting.
  10. Colossians 1:29 Or, in operation.