Focused Passage

Colossians 1:24-29

The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation

Paul moves from thanksgiving for gospel fruit, to prayer for worthy walking, to praise for the Son's supremacy, to the reconciling work of Christ, and finally to Paul's ministry of proclaiming Christ for mature discipleship.

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24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

25I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,

26the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.

27To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

28We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

29To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.

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Verse 24

Original words

NowΝῦνG3568AdverbI rejoiceχαίρωG5463Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[my]τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralsufferingsπαθήμασινG3804Noun - Dative Neuter Pluralfor youὑπὲρG5228Preposition. . .ὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionI fill upἀνταναπληρῶG466Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularfleshσαρκίG4561Noun - Dative Feminine SingularwhatτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralis lackingὑστερήματαG5303Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralin regard toτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularChrist’sΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularafflictionsθλίψεωνG2347Noun - Genitive Feminine Pluralfor the sake ofὑπὲρG5228PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularbodyσώματοςG4983Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularwhichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularchurchἐκκλησίαG1577Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 25

Original words

IἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularbecameἐγενόμηνG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person SingularitsἧςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine SingularservantδιάκονοςG1249Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularbyκατὰG2596PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularcommissionοἰκονομίανG3622Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulargaveδοθεῖσάνG1325Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Feminine SingularmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singularto fully proclaimπληρῶσαιG4137Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetoεἰςG1519PrepositionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwordλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 26

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theτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularmysteryμυστήριονG3466Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularthatτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularwas hiddenἀποκεκρυμμένονG613Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter SingularforἀπὸG575Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralagesαἰώνωνG165Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ἀπὸG575Preposition-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine PluralgenerationsγενεῶνG1074Noun - Genitive Feminine PluralbutδὲG1161ConjunctionvvvνῦνG3568Adverbis now revealedἐφανερώθηG5319Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingulartoτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularsaintsἁγίοιςG40Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 27

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To [them]οἷςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas chosenἠθέλησενG2309Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto make knownγνωρίσαιG1107Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveamongἐνG1722PrepositiontheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralGentilesἔθνεσινG1484Noun - Dative Neuter Plural-τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingulartheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulargloriousδόξηςG1391Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularrichesπλοῦτοςG4149Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof thisτούτουG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularmysteryμυστηρίουG3466Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularwhichὅ*G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluraltheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularhopeἐλπὶςG1680Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularofτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulargloryδόξηςG1391Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 28

Original words

WeἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralproclaimκαταγγέλλομενG2605Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralHimὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularadmonishingνουθετοῦντεςG3560Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-πάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular-ἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionteachingδιδάσκοντεςG1321Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraleveryoneπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular-ἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularwithἐνG1722PrepositionallπάσῃG3956Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularwisdomσοφίᾳG4678Noun - Dative Feminine Singularso thatἵναG2443Conjunctionwe may presentπαραστήσωμενG3936Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluraleveryoneπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular-ἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularperfectτέλειονG5046Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or fully mature
Verse 29

Original words

ToΕἰςG1519Prepositionthis endG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularI alsoκαὶG2532ConjunctionlaborκοπιῶG2872Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularstrivingἀγωνιζόμενοςG75Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularwith allκατὰG2596PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularenergyἐνέργειανG1753Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularworkingἐνεργουμένηνG1754Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Feminine SingularvvvἐνG1722PrepositionpowerfullyδυνάμειG1411Noun - Dative Feminine SingularwithinἐνG1722PrepositionmeἐμοὶG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular

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