Colossians 1:24

King James Version (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:

Translations

Colossians 1:24 - Amplified Bible

[Even] now I rejoice in on our part] of Christ's afflictions, for the sake of His body, which is the church.

Colossians 1:24 - American Standard Version

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 bodys sake, which is the church;

Colossians 1:24 - Bible in Basic English

Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

Colossians 1:24 - Darby Bible

Now, I rejoice in sufferings for you, and I fill up that which is behind of the tribulations of Christ in my flesh, for his body, which is the assembly;

Colossians 1:24 - English Standard Version

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,

Colossians 1:24 - King James Version

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:

Colossians 1:24 - La Biblia de las Americas

Ahora me alegro de mis sufrimientos por vosotros, y en mi carne, completando lo que falta de las aflicciones de Cristo, hago mi parte por su cuerpo, que es la iglesia,

Colossians 1:24 - The Message

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. 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.

Colossians 1:24 - New American Standard Bible

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions.

Colossians 1:24 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Ahora me alegro de mis sufrimientos por ustedes, y en mi carne, completando lo que falta de las aflicciones de Cristo, hago mi parte por Su cuerpo, que es la iglesia.

Colossians 1:24 - World English Bible

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 assembly;

Colossians 1:24 - Young's Living Translation

I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and do fill up the things lacking of the tribulations of the Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the assembly,

Colossians 1:24 - Additional Comments

Paul wrote this letter from prison, in chains (4:3, 4:18). Wow, Paul is able to rejoice in his afflictions.
Why? They are filling out the afflictions that Christ suffered.
Why? For the sake of the church. For people. That was Christ's focus, and it is Paul's.
It was an assignment handed to Paul from God (vs 25).

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