Colossians 1:25 - Forerunner Commentary

Colossians 1:25

Verse Comparison: Colossians 1:25

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American Standard Version
whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, to fulfil the word of God,

Amplified® Bible
In it I became a minister in accordance with the divine stewardship which was entrusted to me for you [as its object and for your benefit], to make the Word of God fully known [among you]--

Contemporary English Version
God's plan was to make me a servant of his church and to send me to preach his complete message to you.

Darby English Version
of which *I* became minister, according to the dispensation of God which [is] given me towards you to complete the word of God,

Good News Bible
And I have been made a servant of the church by God, who gave me this task to perform for your good. It is the task of fully proclaiming his message,

International Standard Version
I became its servant according to God's commission that was given to me for you, so that I might fulfill the ministry of the word of God.

King James Version
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

New American Standard Bible
Of {this church} I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the {preaching of} the word of God,

New International Version
I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness—

New King James Version
of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Of this church I became a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,

Young's Literal Translation
of which I -- I did become a ministrant according to the dispensation of God, that was given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God,

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