Colossians 1:20-29

English Standard Version

²⁰and ^(A)through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, ^(B)making peace ^(C)by the blood of his cross.

²¹^(D)And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, ^(E)doing evil deeds, ²²he has now reconciled ^(F)in his body of flesh by his death, ^(G)in order to present you holy and blameless and ^(H)above reproach before him, ²³^(I)if indeed you continue in the faith, ^(J)stable and steadfast, not shifting from ^(K)the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed ^(L)in all creation^[a] under heaven, ^(M)and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

Paul's Ministry to the Church

²⁴Now ^(N)I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh ^(O)I am filling up ^(P)what is lacking in Christ's afflictions ^(Q)for the sake of his body, that is, the church, ²⁵^(R)of which I became a minister according to ^(S)the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, ²⁶^(T)the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. ²⁷^(U)To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are ^(V)the riches of the glory of ^(W)this mystery, which is Christ in you, ^(X)the hope of glory. ²⁸Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that ^(Y)we may present everyone ^(Z)mature in Christ. ²⁹For this ^(AA)I toil, ^(AB)struggling ^(AC)with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.