Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up what remains of my sufferings for Christ in my flesh for the sake of his body, which is the church,

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

23if you continue in the faith, founded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, have been made a minister.

25of which I was made a minister according to the commission from God, which was given to me for you, that I might fully preach the word of God,

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Cross References

Mark 10:39They said to him: We are able. Jesus said to them: You shall drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed.

Romans 5:3And not only so, but we rejoice in afflictions also; because we know that affliction produces patience,

2 Corinthians 4:8We are pressed on all sides, yet not restrained; perplexed, but not in despair;

2 Corinthians 11:23Are they ministers of Christ? (I say it foolishly,) I am above them. In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths often.

Ephesians 3:1For this reason, I Paul, the prisoner of the Christ Jesus on account of you Gentiles,

Philippians 2:17But if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.

Matthew Henry on Colossians 1:13-29

The Redeemer's Dignity; The Work of Redemption; Paul's Preaching. ( a. d. 62.) 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven,… Read the whole commentary →

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