22 yet He has now (A)reconciled you in His fleshly (B)body through death, in order to (C)present you before Him (D)holy and blameless and beyond reproach— 23 if indeed you continue in [a]the faith firmly (E)established and steadfast, and not moved away from the (F)hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed (G)in all creation under heaven, (H)and of which I, Paul, [b]was made a [c](I)minister.

24 (J)Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh (K)I [d]do my share on behalf of (L)His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking [e]in Christ’s afflictions.

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:23 Or in faith
  2. Colossians 1:23 Lit became
  3. Colossians 1:23 Or servant
  4. Colossians 1:24 Or representatively...fill up
  5. Colossians 1:24 Lit of