23 (A)if indeed you continue in the faith, (B)stable and steadfast, not shifting from (C)the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed (D)in all creation[a] under heaven, (E)and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

Paul's Ministry to the Church

24 Now (F)I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh (G)I am filling up (H)what is lacking in Christ's afflictions (I)for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 (J)of which I became a minister according to (K)the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:23 Or to every creature

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