Colossians 1:24-27 Part 2 of 4

Now I rejoice in what I am suffering 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. I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness--the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord's people. 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.  

for the sake of his body, which is the church 
1 Corinthians 12:27  Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
Ephesians 1:22-23  And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
Colossians 1:18  And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 

I have become its servant 
Colossians 1:23b  This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant. 
1 Corinthians 3:5  What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe--as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 
1 Corinthians 4:1  This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed.
Ephesians 3:7  I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of his power.

by the commission God gave me 
Ephesians 3:2-3  Surely you have heard about the administration of God's grace that was given to me for you, that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 

to present to you the word of God in its fullness 
Hebrews 4:12  For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

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