Colossians 1:24-29
24aNow I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and bI fill up what is lacking of Christ’s afflictions in my flesh, on behalf of cHis body, which is the church, 25aof which I 1was made a minister according to the bstewardship from God given to me for you, so that I might 2fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26that is, athe mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His 1saints, 27to whom aGod willed to make known what is bthe riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is cChrist in you, the dhope of glory. 28Him we proclaim, aadmonishing every man and teaching every man 1with all bwisdom, so that we may cpresent every man 2,dcomplete in Christ. 29For this purpose I also alabor, bstriving caccording to His working, which He works in me in power.