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Colossians 1:24

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SufferingJoyFellowship and the church

22 But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—

23 if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

Now 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.

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

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

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BSB
Now 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.
KJV
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:
WEB
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,
ASV
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body`s sake, which is the church;
DARBY
Now, I rejoice in sufferings for you, and I fill up that which is behind of the tribulations of Christ in my flesh, for his body, which is the assembly;
BLB
Now I rejoice in the sufferings for you⁺, and I am filling up that which is lacking of the tribulations of Christ in my flesh for His body, which is the church,
ÅB
Nå gleder jeg meg over mine lidelser for dere og utfyller i mitt kjød det som enda fattes i Kristi trengsler, for hans legeme, som er menigheten,
OTB
Nå gleder jeg meg over mine lidelser for deres skyld, og i mitt kjød fyller jeg opp det som mangler i Kristi trengsler, for hans legemes skyld, som er kirken.
B1930
Nu gleder jeg mig over mine lidelser for eder og utfyller i mitt kjød det som ennu fattes i Kristi trengsler, for hans legeme, som er menigheten,

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