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Colossians 1:25

Serving others

23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

24 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:

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;

26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

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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.

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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

    If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

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  • Colossians 1:23

    If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

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  • Galatians 2:7–8

    But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;

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  • 2 Timothy 4:2–5

    Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 3:2

    And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

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  • 1 Timothy 4:6

    If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

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  • Romans 15:15–19

    Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,

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  • 1 Corinthians 9:17

    For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

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