Colossians 1:25 - Forerunner Commentary

Colossians 1:25

23 if indeed you continue ^ain the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are ^bnot moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, ^cwhich was preached to every creature under heaven, ^dof which I, Paul, became a minister.

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24 ^aI now rejoice in my sufferings ^bfor you, and fill up in my flesh ^cwhat is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for ^dthe sake of His body, which is the church,

25 of which I became a minister according to ^athe stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,

26 ^athe¹ mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, ^bbut now has been revealed to His saints.

27 ^aTo them God willed to make known what are ^bthe riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles:¹ which is ^cChrist in you, ^dthe hope of glory.

28 Him we preach, ^awarning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, ^bthat we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me ^amightily.

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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