Col 1:25 | JFB | STEP | 25. am — Greek, "I was made a minister": resuming , "whereof I Paul was made a minister." dispensation —the stewardship committed to me to dispense in the house of God, the Church, to the whole family of believers, the goods of my Master ( ). which is given — Greek, "which was given." for you —with a view to you, Gentiles ( ). to fulfil —to bring it fully to all: the end of his stewardship: "fully preached" ( ). "The fulness of Christ ( ), and of the times ( ) required him so to do" [BENGEL ].

Colossians 1:25

25. am—Greek, "I was made a minister": resuming Col 1:23, "whereof I Paul was made a minister."

dispensation—the stewardship committed to me to dispense in the house of God, the Church, to the whole family of believers, the goods of my Master (Lu 12:42; 1Co 4:1, 2; 9:17; Eph 3:2).

which is given—Greek, "which was given."

for you—with a view to you, Gentiles (Col 1:27; Ro 15:16).

to fulfil—to bring it fully to all: the end of his stewardship: "fully preached" (Ro 15:19). "The fulness of Christ (Col 1:19), and of the times (Eph 1:10) required him so to do" [BENGEL].