KJV King James Version
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;
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Colossians 1:25
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;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
of which I—I did become a ministrant according to the dispensation of God, that was given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God,
Surrounding context — Colossians 1
22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
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:
25 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:
28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἧςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐγενόμηνG1096 · ginomaito beἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weδιάκονοςG1249 · diakonosservantκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἰκονομίανG3622 · oikonomiamanagementτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδοθεῖσάνG1325 · didōmito giveμοιG3165 · memeεἰςG1519 · eistowardὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouπληρῶσαιG4137 · plēroōto fulfillτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγονG3056 · logoswordτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦ,G2316 · theosGod
Cross-references
Ephesians 3:2If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:Colossians 1:23If 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;Galatians 2:7-8But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of the circumcision [was] unto Peter;2 Timothy 4:2-5Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.1 Thessalonians 3:2And 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:1 Timothy 4:6If 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.Romans 15:15-19Nevertheless, 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,1 Corinthians 9:17For 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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