Colossians
Colossians 1:1-4:18
Shared November 19th, 2021
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God's servants minister to the church through their toils and sufferings in order to make the word of God—the hope of glory in Christ—fully known.
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Colossians 1:24-29
Now j I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake,
Νῦν χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν,
and in my flesh k I am filling up l what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions
καὶ ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου
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m for the sake of his body,
ὑπὲρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ,
that is, the church,
ὅ ἐστιν ἡ ἐκκλησία,
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n of which I became a minister according to o the stewardship from God that was given to me for you,
ἧς ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ διάκονος κατὰ τὴν οἰκονομίαν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς
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to make the word of God fully known,
πληρῶσαι τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ,
p the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.
τὸ μυστήριον τὸ ἀποκεκρυμμένον ἀπὸ τῶν αἰώνων καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν γενεῶν,— ⸀ νῦν δὲ ἐφανερώθη τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ,
q To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are r the riches of the glory of p this mystery,
οἷς ἠθέλησεν ὁ θεὸς γνωρίσαι τί τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τοῦ μυστηρίου τούτου ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν,
which is Christ in you, s the hope of glory.
⸀ ὅ ἐστιν Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς δόξης·
Him we proclaim,
ὃν ἡμεῖς καταγγέλλομεν
warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom,
νουθετοῦντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον καὶ διδάσκοντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ,
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that t we may present everyone u mature in Christ.
ἵνα παραστήσωμεν πάντα ἄνθρωπον τέλειον ἐν ⸀ Χριστῷ·
For this v I toil,
εἰς ὃ καὶ κοπιῶ
w struggling x with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
ἀγωνιζόμενος κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἐμοὶ ἐν δυνάμει.
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