Colossians 1:25,28
Colossians 1:24-25 The Message (MSG)
I want you to know how glad I am that it’s me sitting here in this jail and not you. There’s a lot of suffering to be entered into in this world—the kind of suffering Christ takes on. I welcome the chance to take my share in the church’s part of that suffering. When I became a servant in this church, I experienced this suffering as a sheer gift, God’s way of helping me serve you, laying out the whole truth.
Colossians 1:26-29 The Message (MSG)
This mystery has been kept in the dark for a long time, but now it’s out in the open. God wanted everyone, not just Jews, to know this rich and glorious secret inside and out, regardless of their background, regardless of their religious standing. The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, so therefore you can look forward to sharing in God’s glory. It’s that simple. That is the substance of our Message. We preach Christ, warning people not to add to the Message. We teach in a spirit of profound common sense so that we can bring each person to maturity. To be mature is to be basic. Christ! No more, no less. That’s what I’m working so hard at day after day, year after year, doing my best with the energy God so generously gives me.
Colossians 1:25 King James Version (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
Colossians 1:28 King James Version (KJV)
whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus
Colossians 1:25 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God
Colossians 1:28 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.
Colossians 1:25 New Century Version (NCV)
I became a servant of the church because God gave me a special work to do that helps you, and that work is to tell fully the message of God.
Colossians 1:28 New Century Version (NCV)
So we continue to preach Christ to each person, using all wisdom to warn and to teach everyone, in order to bring each one into God’s presence as a mature person in Christ.
Colossians 1:25 American Standard Version (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
Colossians 1:28 American Standard Version (ASV)
whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ
Colossians 1:25 New International Version (NIV)
I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness
Colossians 1:28 New International Version (NIV)
He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.
Colossians 1:25 New King James Version (NKJV)
of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God
Colossians 1:28 New King James Version (NKJV)
Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:25 Amplified Bible (AMP)
In this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship which God entrusted to me for your sake, so that I might make the word of God fully known [among you]
Colossians 1:28 Amplified Bible (AMP)
We proclaim Him, warning and instructing everyone in all wisdom [that is, with comprehensive insight into the word and purposes of God], so that we may present every person complete in Christ [mature, fully trained, and perfect in Him—the Anointed].
Colossians 1:25 New Living Translation (NLT)
God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you.
Colossians 1:28 New Living Translation (NLT)
So we tell others about Christ, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has given us. We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ.
Colossians 1:25 The Passion Translation (TPT)
This is the very reason I’ve been made a minister by the authority of God and a servant to his body, so that in his detailed plan I would fully equip you with the Word of God.
Colossians 1:28-29 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Christ is our message! We preach to awaken hearts and bring every person into the full understanding of truth. It has become my inspiration and passion in ministry to labor with a tireless intensity, with his power flowing through me, to present to every believer the revelation of being his perfect one in Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:25 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known
