Colossians 1:25

Serving others

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.

²⁴ 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.

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.

²⁷ To 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.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
KJV: Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
WEB: of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you to fulfill the word of God,
ASV: whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, to fulfil the word of God,
DARBY: of which *I* became minister, according to the dispensation of God which [is] given me towards you to complete the word of God,
BLB: of which I became a minister according to the administration of God having been given to me toward you⁺, to fulfill the word of God,

ÅB: hvis tjener jeg er blitt etter den Guds husholdning som er meg gitt iblant dere, det vil si å fullføre Guds ord,
OTB: Jeg har blitt dens tjener ved den oppgave Gud har gitt meg for å presentere Guds ord i sin fylde—
B1930: hvis tjener jeg er blitt efter den Guds husholdning som er mig gitt iblandt eder, det vil si å fullføre Guds ord,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ephesians 3:2
Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
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Colossians 1:23
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.
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Galatians 2:7–8
On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
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2 Timothy 4:2–5
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
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1 Thessalonians 3:2
We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
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1 Timothy 4:6
By pointing out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and sound instruction that you have followed.
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Romans 15:15–19
However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me
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1 Corinthians 9:17
If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
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