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Colossians 1:23-25
New International Version
Colossians 1:23-25
New International Version
23 if you continue(A) in your faith, established(B) and firm, and do not move from the hope(C) held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven,(D) and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.(E)
Paul’s Labor for the Church
24 Now I rejoice(F) in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions,(G) for the sake of his body, which is the church.(H) 25 I have become its servant(I) by the commission God gave me(J) to present to you the word of God(K) in its fullness—
Colossians 1:23-25
English Standard Version
Colossians 1:23-25
English Standard Version
23 (A)if indeed you continue in the faith, (B)stable and steadfast, not shifting from (C)the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed (D)in all creation[a] under heaven, (E)and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Paul's Ministry to the Church
24 Now (F)I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh (G)I am filling up (H)what is lacking in Christ's afflictions (I)for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 (J)of which I became a minister according to (K)the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
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- Colossians 1:23 Or to every creature
Colossians 1:23-25
New King James Version
Colossians 1:23-25
New King James Version
23 if indeed you continue (A)in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are (B)not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, (C)which was preached to every creature under heaven, (D)of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Sacrificial Service for Christ
24 (E)I now rejoice in my sufferings (F)for you, and fill up in my flesh (G)what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for (H)the sake of His body, which is the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to (I)the [a]stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,
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- Colossians 1:25 dispensation or administration
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