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Colossians 1:24-26
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Colossians 1:24-26
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
I Am Suffering To Fulfill My Stewardship of God’s Now Revealed Mystery: Christ In You
24 Now I am rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling-up-in-turn[a] the things lacking from the afflictions of Christ[b], for the sake of His body, which is the church, 25 of which I became a minister according-to[c] the stewardship[d] of God having been given to me for you, that I might fulfill[e] the word of God— 26 the mystery having been hidden from the past ages and from the past generations. But now it was revealed to His saints,
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- Colossians 1:24 That is, filling-up-on-my-part, in contrast to Christ’s part. Or, filling-up.
- Colossians 1:24 That is, lacking from the afflictions belonging to the Christ (Messiah’s full measure of sorrows, suffered personally while He was on earth, and by His people now); or, lacking from Christ’s afflictions (which He is now experiencing in union with His people); or, lacking from my afflictions for Christ.
- Colossians 1:25 Or, based on, by way of.
- Colossians 1:25 That is, position of management responsibility.
- Colossians 1:25 Or, complete.
Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT) 
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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