a[Rom. 7:4]
bJude 24; See Eph. 1:4; 5:27
c1 Cor. 1:8
dSee John 15:4
ech. 2:7; Eph. 3:17
fver. 5, 6
gMark 16:15; [Acts 2:5]
iSee 2 Cor. 3:6
jSee 2 Cor. 7:4
k[2 Tim. 1:8; 2:10]
lSee 2 Cor. 1:5
m[Eph. 4:12]
nver. 23
oSee Eph. 3:2
pEph. 3:9; See Rom. 16:25, 26
q[ch. 2:2]
rEph. 1:18; 3:16
s[See ver. 26 above]
t1 Tim. 1:1
uSee ver. 22, 23
vSee Matt. 5:48
w1 Cor. 15:10; 1 Tim. 4:10
xch. 4:12; [ch. 2:1]
ySee Eph. 1:19
zPhil. 1:30
aa[See ch. 1:29 above]
abch. 4:8; Eph. 6:22
ac[ch. 3:14]
adSee ch. 1:27
aeIsa. 11:2; 45:3; 1 Cor. 1:24, 30; 2:6, 7; [Luke 11:49; Eph. 1:8]
afRom. 16:18; [Eph. 5:6; 2 Pet. 2:3]
ag1 Cor. 5:3
ah1 Cor. 14:40
ai1 Pet. 5:9
ajch. 1:10; 1 Thess. 4:1

Colossians 1:22-29

22he has now reconciled ain his body of flesh by his death, bin order to present you holy and blameless and cabove reproach before him, 23 dif indeed you continue in the faith, estable and steadfast, not shifting from fthe hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed gin all creation ▼
▼Or to every creature
 under heaven, iand of which I, Paul, became a minister.

Paul’s Ministry to the Church

24Now jI rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh kI am filling up lwhat is lacking in Christ’s afflictions mfor the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 nof which I became a minister according to othe stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 pthe mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27 qTo them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are rthe riches of the glory of sthis mystery, which is Christ in you, tthe hope of glory. 28Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that uwe may present everyone vmature in Christ. 29For this wI toil, xstruggling ywith all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

Colossians 2:1-6

1For I want you to know zhow great a aastruggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, 2that abtheir hearts may be encouraged, being acknit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of adGod’s mystery, which is Christ, 3 aein whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4I say this in order afthat no one may delude you with plausible arguments. 5For agthough I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your ahgood order and aithe firmness of your faith in Christ.

Alive in Christ

6 ajTherefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,
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