Colossians 1:24

And I rejoice in the sufferings which are for your sakes; and, in my flesh, I fill up the deficiency in the afflictions of the Messiah, in behalf of his body, which is the church;

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

23provided ye continue in your faith, your foundation being firm, and ye be not removed from the hope of the gospel; of which ye have heard, that it is proclaimed in all the creation beneath heaven; of which gospel I Paul am a minister.

25of which I am a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me among you, that I should fulfill the word of God,

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Cross References

Mark 10:39They say to him: We are able. Jesus saith to them: The cup that I drink, ye will drink, and the baptism that I am baptized with, ye will be baptized with:

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

2 Corinthians 4:8And in every thing we are oppressed, but not suffocated; we are corrected, but not condemned;

2 Corinthians 11:23If they are ministers of the Messiah, (in defect of understanding, I say it,) I am superior to them: in toils more than they, in stripes more than they, in bonds more than they, in deaths many times.

Ephesians 3:1On this account, I Paul am a prisoner of Jesus the Messiah, for the sake of you Gentiles:

Philippians 2:17And if I should be made a libation upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and exult 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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