Col 1:24-29 | ESV | STEP | Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake , and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body , that is , the church ,

j[See ver. 26 above]

k 1 Tim. 1:1

lSee ver. 22, 23

mSee Matt. 5:48

n 1 Cor. 15:10; 1 Tim. 4:10

o ch. 4:12; [ch. 2:1]

pSee Eph. 1:19

Colossians 1:24-29

Paul’s Ministry to the Church

24 Now ^aI rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh ^bI am filling up ^cwhat is lacking in Christ’s afflictions ^dfor the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 ^eof which I became a minister according to ^fthe stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 ^gthe mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27 ^hTo them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are ⁱthe riches of the glory of ^jthis mystery, which is Christ in you, ^kthe hope of glory. 28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that ^lwe may present everyone ^mmature in Christ. 29 For this ⁿI toil, ^ostruggling ^pwith all his energy that he powerfully works within me.