Colossians 1:24 BSB

Colossians 1:24

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church;

KJV

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:

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Commentary

2 voices

Tertullian

Against Marcion Book V (220)

As, however, he says elsewhere, that the Church is the body of Christ, so here also (the apostle) declares that he "fills up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in his flesh for His body's sake, which is the Church." But you must not on this account suppose that on every mention of His body the term is only a metaphor, instead of meaning real flesh.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But the sufferings of Paul and other good ministers made them conformable to Christ; and they followed him in his suffering state: so they are said to fill up what was behind of the sufferings of Christ, as the wax fills up the vacuities of the seal, when it receives the impression of it. Or it may be meant not of Christ's sufferings, but of his suffering for Christ.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Rejoice in my sufferings for you - St. Paul always considers his persecutions, as far as the Jews were concerned in them, as arising from this simple circumstance - his asserting that God had chosen the Gentiles, and called them to enjoy the very same privileges with the Jews, and to constitute one Church with them. It was on this account that the Jews attempted his life at Jerusalem, when, in order to save it, he was obliged to appeal to Caesar; the consequences of which persecution he was now suffering in his imprisonment in Rome.

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Νῦν	Nun	Now	G3568 →
χαίρω	chairō	I rejoice	G5463 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
παθήμασιν	pathēmasin	sufferings	G3804 →
ὑπὲρ	huper	for	G5228 →
ὑμῶν	humōn	you	G4771 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀνταναπληρῶ	antanaplērō	I am filling up	G466 →
τὰ	ta	that which	G3588 →
ὑστερήματα	husterēmata	is lacking	G5303 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
θλίψεων	thlipseōn	tribulations	G2347 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Χριστοῦ	Christou	of Christ	G5547 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
σαρκί	sarki	flesh	G4561 →
μου	mou	of mine	G3165 →
ὑπὲρ	huper	for	G5228 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
σώματος	sōmatos	body	G4983 →
αὐτοῦ,	autou	of Him	G846 →
ὅ	ho	which	G3739 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
ἐκκλησία·	ekklēsia	church;	G1577 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 5:3
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
leads to
- James 1:2–3
  Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
- James 1:12
  Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- 1 Peter 3:14
  But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
  But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
Through
Philippians 3:10
I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
leads to
- Galatians 2:20
  I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved…
- 1 Peter 4:1–2
  Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
- 2 Timothy 2:11–12
  This is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
- Romans 8:17
  And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.