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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.

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Now I rejoice in what was suffered for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.

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I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,

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I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am completing what remains of Christ's sufferings for his body, the church.

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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.

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I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness--

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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,

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God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his message in all its fullness to you Gentiles.

Col.1.26

This mystery has been kept in the dark for a long time, but now it's out in the open.

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the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints.

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the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.

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This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to his own holy people.

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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, therefore you can look forward to sharing in God's glory. It's that simple. That is the substance of our Message.

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To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

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To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

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For it has pleased God to tell his people that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. For this is the secret: Christ lives in you, and this is your assurance that you will share in his glory.

Col.1.28

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.

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We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

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Him 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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So everywhere we go, we tell everyone about Christ. We warn them and teach them with all the wisdom God has given us, for we want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ.

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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.

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To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.

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To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

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I work very hard at this, as I depend on Christ's mighty power that works within me.

Col.2.1

I want you to realize that I continue to work as hard as I know how for you, and also for the Christians over at Laodicea. Not many of you have met me face-to-face, but that doesn't make any difference. Know that I'm on your side, right alongside you. You're not in this alone.

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I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally.

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For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

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I want you to know how much I have agonized for you and for the church at Laodicea, and for many other friends who have never known me personally.

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I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God's great mystery.

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My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ,

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that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,

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My goal is that they will be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have full confidence because they have complete understanding of God's secret plan, which is Christ himself.

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All the richest treasures of wisdom and knowledge are embedded in that mystery and nowhere else. And we've been shown the mystery!

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in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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I'm telling you this because I don't want anyone leading you off on some wild-goose chase, after other so-called mysteries, or "the Secret."

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I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.

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Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.

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I am telling you this so that no one will be able to deceive you with persuasive arguments.

Col.2.5

I'm a long way off, true, and you may never lay eyes on me, but believe me, I'm on your side, right beside you. I am delighted to hear of the careful and orderly ways you conduct your affairs, and impressed with the solid substance of your faith in Christ.

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For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how orderly you are and how firm your faith in Christ is.

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For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

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For though I am far away from you, my heart is with you. And I am very happy because you are living as you should and because of your strong faith in Christ.