GNT

1 παῦλος ἀπόστολος χριστοῦ ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ καὶ τιμόθεος ὁ ἀδελφὸς

2 τοῖς ἐν κολοσσαῖς ἁγίοις καὶ πιστοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ἐν χριστῶ· χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν.

3 εὐχαριστοῦμεν τῶ θεῶ πατρὶ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι,

4 ἀκούσαντες τὴν πίστιν ὑμῶν ἐν χριστῶ ἰησοῦ καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην ἣν ἔχετε εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους

5 διὰ τὴν ἐλπίδα τὴν ἀποκειμένην ὑμῖν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἣν προηκούσατε ἐν τῶ λόγῳ τῆς ἀληθείας τοῦ εὐαγγελίου

6 τοῦ παρόντος εἰς ὑμᾶς, καθὼς καὶ ἐν παντὶ τῶ κόσμῳ ἐστὶν καρποφορούμενον καὶ αὐξανόμενον καθὼς καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν, ἀφ᾽ ἧς ἡμέρας ἠκούσατε καὶ ἐπέγνωτε τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ·

7 καθὼς ἐμάθετε ἀπὸ ἐπαφρᾶ τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ συνδούλου ἡμῶν, ὅς ἐστιν πιστὸς ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν διάκονος τοῦ χριστοῦ,

8 ὁ καὶ δηλώσας ἡμῖν τὴν ὑμῶν ἀγάπην ἐν πνεύματι.

9 διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡμεῖς, ἀφ᾽ ἧς ἡμέρας ἠκούσαμεν, οὐ παυόμεθα ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν προσευχόμενοι καὶ αἰτούμενοι ἵνα πληρωθῆτε τὴν ἐπίγνωσιν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ καὶ συνέσει πνευματικῇ,

10 περιπατῆσαι ἀξίως τοῦ κυρίου εἰς πᾶσαν ἀρεσκείαν, ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ ἀγαθῶ καρποφοροῦντες καὶ αὐξανόμενοι τῇ ἐπιγνώσει τοῦ θεοῦ,

11 ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει δυναμούμενοι κατὰ τὸ κράτος τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ εἰς πᾶσαν ὑπομονὴν καὶ μακροθυμίαν, μετὰ χαρᾶς

12 εὐχαριστοῦντες τῶ πατρὶ τῶ ἱκανώσαντι ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν μερίδα τοῦ κλήρου τῶν ἁγίων ἐν τῶ φωτί·

13 ὃς ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ σκότους καὶ μετέστησεν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ υἱοῦ τῆς ἀγάπης αὐτοῦ,

14 ἐν ᾧ ἔχομεν τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν·

15 ὅς ἐστιν εἰκὼν τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἀοράτου, πρωτότοκος πάσης κτίσεως,

16 ὅτι ἐν αὐτῶ ἐκτίσθη τὰ πάντα ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, τὰ ὁρατὰ καὶ τὰ ἀόρατα, εἴτε θρόνοι εἴτε κυριότητες εἴτε ἀρχαὶ εἴτε ἐξουσίαι· τὰ πάντα δι᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς αὐτὸν ἔκτισται,

17 καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν πρὸ πάντων καὶ τὰ πάντα ἐν αὐτῶ συνέστηκεν.

18 καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ τοῦ σώματος, τῆς ἐκκλησίας· ὅς ἐστιν ἀρχή, πρωτότοκος ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ἵνα γένηται ἐν πᾶσιν αὐτὸς πρωτεύων,

19 ὅτι ἐν αὐτῶ εὐδόκησεν πᾶν τὸ πλήρωμα κατοικῆσαι

20 καὶ δι᾽ αὐτοῦ ἀποκαταλλάξαι τὰ πάντα εἰς αὐτόν, εἰρηνοποιήσας διὰ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ σταυροῦ αὐτοῦ, [δι᾽ αὐτοῦ] εἴτε τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς εἴτε τὰ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.

21 καὶ ὑμᾶς ποτε ὄντας ἀπηλλοτριωμένους καὶ ἐχθροὺς τῇ διανοίᾳ ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς πονηροῖς,

22 νυνὶ δὲ ἀποκατήλλαξεν ἐν τῶ σώματι τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ διὰ τοῦ θανάτου, παραστῆσαι ὑμᾶς ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους καὶ ἀνεγκλήτους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ,

23 εἴ γε ἐπιμένετε τῇ πίστει τεθεμελιωμένοι καὶ ἑδραῖοι καὶ μὴ μετακινούμενοι ἀπὸ τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ εὐαγγελίου οὖ ἠκούσατε, τοῦ κηρυχθέντος ἐν πάσῃ κτίσει τῇ ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν, οὖ ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ παῦλος διάκονος.

24 νῦν χαίρω ἐν τοῖς παθήμασιν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, καὶ ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων τοῦ χριστοῦ ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου ὑπὲρ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἡ ἐκκλησία,

25 ἧς ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ διάκονος κατὰ τὴν οἰκονομίαν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς πληρῶσαι τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ,

26 τὸ μυστήριον τὸ ἀποκεκρυμμένον ἀπὸ τῶν αἰώνων καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν γενεῶν _ νῦν δὲ ἐφανερώθη τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ,

27 οἷς ἠθέλησεν ὁ θεὸς γνωρίσαι τί τὸ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τοῦ μυστηρίου τούτου ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ὅ ἐστιν χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς δόξης·

28 ὃν ἡμεῖς καταγγέλλομεν νουθετοῦντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον καὶ διδάσκοντες πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐν πάσῃ σοφίᾳ, ἵνα παραστήσωμεν πάντα ἄνθρωπον τέλειον ἐν χριστῶ·

29 εἰς ὃ καὶ κοπιῶ ἀγωνιζόμενος κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἐμοὶ ἐν δυνάμει.

KJV

1  Paul,³⁹⁷² an apostle⁶⁵² of Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ by¹²²³ the will²³⁰⁷ of God,²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² Timothy⁵⁰⁹⁵ our brother,⁸⁰

2  To the³⁵⁸⁸ saints⁴⁰ and²⁵³² faithful⁴¹⁰³ brethren⁸⁰ in¹⁷²² Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ which are at¹⁷²² Colosse:²⁸⁵⁷ Grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ be unto you,⁵²¹³ and²⁵³² peace,¹⁵¹⁵ from⁵⁷⁵ God²³¹⁶ our²²⁵⁷ Father³⁹⁶² and²⁵³² the Lord²⁹⁶² Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ.⁵⁵⁴⁷

3  We give thanks²¹⁶⁸ to God²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² the Father³⁹⁶² of our²²⁵⁷ Lord²⁹⁶² Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ praying⁴³³⁶ always³⁸⁴² for⁴⁰¹² you,⁵²¹⁶

4  Since we heard¹⁹¹ of your⁵²¹⁶ faith⁴¹⁰² in¹⁷²² Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ Jesus,²⁴²⁴ and²⁵³² of the³⁵⁸⁸ love²⁶ which ye³⁵⁸⁸ have to¹⁵¹⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ saints.⁴⁰

5  For¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ hope¹⁶⁸⁰ which is laid up⁶⁰⁶ for you⁵²¹³ in¹⁷²² heaven,³⁷⁷² whereof³⁷³⁹ ye heard before⁴²⁵⁷ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ word³⁰⁵⁶ of the³⁵⁸⁸ truth²²⁵ of the³⁵⁸⁸ gospel;²⁰⁹⁸

6  Which is come³⁹¹⁸ unto¹⁵¹⁹ you,⁵²⁰⁹ as²⁵³¹ it²⁵³² is in¹⁷²² all³⁹⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ world;²⁸⁸⁹ and^{2532 2076} bringeth forth fruit,²⁵⁹² as²⁵³¹ it doth also²⁵³² in¹⁷²² you,⁵²¹³ since⁵⁷⁵ the³⁷³⁹ day²²⁵⁰ ye heard¹⁹¹ of it, and²⁵³² knew¹⁹²¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ of God²³¹⁶ in¹⁷²² truth:²²⁵

7  As²⁵³¹ ye also²⁵³² learned³¹²⁹ of⁵⁷⁵ Epaphras¹⁸⁸⁹ our²²⁵⁷ dear²⁷ fellow servant,⁴⁸⁸⁹ who³⁷³⁹ is²⁰⁷⁶ for⁵²²⁸ you⁵²¹⁶ a faithful⁴¹⁰³ minister¹²⁴⁹ of Christ;⁵⁵⁴⁷

8  Who³⁵⁸⁸ also²⁵³² declared¹²¹³ unto us²²⁵⁴ your⁵²¹⁶ love²⁶ in¹⁷²² the Spirit.⁴¹⁵¹

9  For¹²²³ this cause⁵¹²⁴ we²²⁴⁹ also,²⁵³² since⁵⁷⁵ the³⁷³⁹ day²²⁵⁰ we heard¹⁹¹ it, do not³⁷⁵⁶ cease³⁹⁷³ to pray⁴³³⁶ for⁵²²⁸ you,⁵²¹⁶ and²⁵³² to desire¹⁵⁴ that²⁴⁴³ ye might be filled⁴¹³⁷ with the³⁵⁸⁸ knowledge¹⁹²² of his⁸⁴⁶ will²³⁰⁷ in¹⁷²² all³⁹⁵⁶ wisdom⁴⁶⁷⁸ and²⁵³² spiritual⁴¹⁵² understanding;⁴⁹⁰⁷

10  That ye⁵²⁰⁹ might walk⁴⁰⁴³ worthy⁵¹⁶ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² unto¹⁵¹⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ pleasing,⁶⁹⁹ being fruitful²⁵⁹² in¹⁷²² every³⁹⁵⁶ good¹⁸ work,²⁰⁴¹ and²⁵³² increasing⁸³⁷ in¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ knowledge¹⁹²² of God;²³¹⁶

11  Strengthened¹⁴¹² with¹⁷²² all³⁹⁵⁶ might,¹⁴¹¹ according²⁵⁹⁶ to his⁸⁴⁶ glorious¹³⁹¹ power,²⁹⁰⁴ unto¹⁵¹⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ patience⁵²⁸¹ and²⁵³² longsuffering³¹¹⁵ with³³²⁶ joyfulness;⁵⁴⁷⁹

12  Giving thanks²¹⁶⁸ unto the³⁵⁸⁸ Father,³⁹⁶² which hath made us meet^{2427 2248} to be partakers^{1519 3310} of the³⁵⁸⁸ inheritance²⁸¹⁹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ saints⁴⁰ in¹⁷²² light:⁵⁴⁵⁷

13  Who³⁷³⁹ hath delivered⁴⁵⁰⁶ us²²⁴⁸ from¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ power¹⁸⁴⁹ of darkness,⁴⁶⁵⁵ and²⁵³² hath translated³¹⁷⁹ us into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ kingdom⁹³² of his⁸⁴⁸ dear²⁶ Son:⁵²⁰⁷

14  In¹⁷²² whom³⁷³⁹ we have²¹⁹² redemption⁶²⁹ through¹²²³ his⁸⁴⁶ blood,¹²⁹ even the³⁵⁸⁸ forgiveness⁸⁵⁹ of sins:²⁶⁶

15  Who³⁷³⁹ is²⁰⁷⁶ the image¹⁵⁰⁴ of the³⁵⁸⁸ invisible⁵¹⁷ God,²³¹⁶ the firstborn⁴⁴¹⁶ of every³⁹⁵⁶ creature:²⁹³⁷

16  For³⁷⁵⁴ by¹⁷²² him⁸⁴⁶ were all things³⁹⁵⁶ created,²⁹³⁶ that³⁵⁸⁸ are in¹⁷²² heaven,³⁷⁷² and²⁵³² that³⁵⁸⁸ are in¹⁹⁰⁹ earth,¹⁰⁹³ visible³⁷⁰⁷ and²⁵³² invisible,⁵¹⁷ whether¹⁵³⁵ they be thrones,²³⁶² or¹⁵³⁵ dominions,²⁹⁶³ or¹⁵³⁵ principalities,⁷⁴⁶ or¹⁵³⁵ powers:¹⁸⁴⁹ all things³⁹⁵⁶ were created²⁹³⁶ by¹²²³ him,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² for¹⁵¹⁹ him:⁸⁴⁶

17  And²⁵³² he⁸⁴⁶ is²⁰⁷⁶ before⁴²⁵³ all things,³⁹⁵⁶ and²⁵³² by¹⁷²² him⁸⁴⁶ all things³⁹⁵⁶ consist.⁴⁹²¹

18  And²⁵³² he⁸⁴⁶ is²⁰⁷⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ head²⁷⁷⁶ of the³⁵⁸⁸ body,⁴⁹⁸³ the³⁵⁸⁸ church:¹⁵⁷⁷ who³⁷³⁹ is²⁰⁷⁶ the beginning,⁷⁴⁶ the firstborn⁴⁴¹⁶ from¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ dead;³⁴⁹⁸ that²⁴⁴³ in¹⁷²² all³⁹⁵⁶ things he⁸⁴⁶ might have¹⁰⁹⁶ the preeminence.⁴⁴⁰⁹

19  For³⁷⁵⁴ it pleased²¹⁰⁶ the Father that in¹⁷²² him⁸⁴⁶ should all³⁹⁵⁶ fullness⁴¹³⁸ dwell;²⁷³⁰

20  And,²⁵³² having made peace¹⁵¹⁷ through¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ blood¹²⁹ of his⁸⁴⁶ cross,⁴⁷¹⁶ by¹²²³ him⁸⁴⁶ to reconcile⁶⁰⁴ all things³⁹⁵⁶ unto¹⁵¹⁹ himself;⁸⁴⁸ by¹²²³ him,⁸⁴⁶ I say, whether¹⁵³⁵ they be things³⁵⁸⁸ in¹⁹⁰⁹ earth,¹⁰⁹³ or¹⁵³⁵ things³⁵⁸⁸ in¹⁷²² heaven.³⁷⁷²

21  And²⁵³² you,⁵²⁰⁹ that were⁵⁶⁰⁷ sometime⁴²¹⁸ alienated⁵²⁶ and²⁵³² enemies²¹⁹⁰ in your mind¹²⁷¹ by¹⁷²² wicked⁴¹⁹⁰ works,²⁰⁴¹ yet¹¹⁶¹ now³⁵⁷⁰ hath he reconciled⁶⁰⁴

22  In¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ body⁴⁹⁸³ of his⁸⁴⁸ flesh⁴⁵⁶¹ through¹²²³ death,²²⁸⁸ to present³⁹³⁶ you⁵²⁰⁹ holy⁴⁰ and²⁵³² unblamable²⁹⁹ and²⁵³² unreprovable⁴¹⁰ in his sight:^{2714 848}

23  If¹⁴⁸⁹ ye continue¹⁹⁶¹ in the³⁵⁸⁸ faith⁴¹⁰² grounded²³¹¹ and²⁵³² settled,¹⁴⁷⁶ and²⁵³² be not³³⁶¹ moved away³³³⁴ from⁵⁷⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ hope¹⁶⁸⁰ of the³⁵⁸⁸ gospel,²⁰⁹⁸ which³⁷³⁹ ye have heard,¹⁹¹ and which was preached²⁷⁸⁴ to¹⁷²² every³⁹⁵⁶ creature²⁹³⁷ which³⁵⁸⁸ is under⁵²⁵⁹ heaven;³⁷⁷² whereof³⁷³⁹ I¹⁴⁷³ Paul³⁹⁷² am made¹⁰⁹⁶ a minister;¹²⁴⁹

24  Who³⁷³⁹ now³⁵⁶⁸ rejoice⁵⁴⁶³ in¹⁷²² my³⁴⁵⁰ sufferings³⁸⁰⁴ for⁵²²⁸ you,⁵²¹⁶ and²⁵³² fill up⁴⁶⁶ that which is behind⁵³⁰³ of the³⁵⁸⁸ afflictions²³⁴⁷ of Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ in¹⁷²² my³⁴⁵⁰ flesh⁴⁵⁶¹ for his body's sake,^{5228 846 4983} which is³⁶⁰³ the³⁵⁸⁸ church:¹⁵⁷⁷

25  Whereof³⁷³⁹ I¹⁴⁷³ am made¹⁰⁹⁶ a minister,¹²⁴⁹ according²⁵⁹⁶ to the³⁵⁸⁸ dispensation³⁶²² of God²³¹⁶ which is given¹³²⁵ to me³⁴²⁷ for¹⁵¹⁹ you,⁵²⁰⁹ to fulfill⁴¹³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ word³⁰⁵⁶ of God;²³¹⁶

26  Even the³⁵⁸⁸ mystery³⁴⁶⁶ which hath been hid⁶¹³ from⁵⁷⁵ ages¹⁶⁵ and²⁵³² from⁵⁷⁵ generations,¹⁰⁷⁴ but¹¹⁶¹ now³⁵⁷⁰ is made manifest⁵³¹⁹ to his⁸⁴⁶ saints:⁴⁰

27  To whom³⁷³⁹ God²³¹⁶ would²³⁰⁹ make known¹¹⁰⁷ what⁵¹⁰¹ is the³⁵⁸⁸ riches⁴¹⁴⁹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ glory¹³⁹¹ of this⁵¹²⁷ mystery³⁴⁶⁶ among¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ Gentiles;¹⁴⁸⁴ which³⁷³⁹ is²⁰⁷⁶ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ in¹⁷²² you,⁵²¹³ the³⁵⁸⁸ hope¹⁶⁸⁰ of glory:¹³⁹¹

28  Whom³⁷³⁹ we²²⁴⁹ preach,²⁶⁰⁵ warning³⁵⁶⁰ every³⁹⁵⁶ man,⁴⁴⁴ and²⁵³² teaching¹³²¹ every³⁹⁵⁶ man⁴⁴⁴ in¹⁷²² all³⁹⁵⁶ wisdom;⁴⁶⁷⁸ that²⁴⁴³ we may present³⁹³⁶ every³⁹⁵⁶ man⁴⁴⁴ perfect⁵⁰⁴⁶ in¹⁷²² Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ Jesus:²⁴²⁴

29  Whereunto^{1519 3739} I also²⁵³² labor,²⁸⁷² striving⁷⁵ according²⁵⁹⁶ to his⁸⁴⁶ working,¹⁷⁵³ which worketh¹⁷⁵⁴ in¹⁷²² me¹⁶⁹⁸ mightily.^{1722 1411}

Vul

1 Paulus Apostolus Jesu Christi per voluntatem Dei, et Timotheus frater:

2 eis, qui sunt Colossis, sanctis, et fidelibus fratribus in Christo Jesu.

3 Gratia vobis, et pax a Deo Patre nostro, et Domino Jesu Christo.
Gratias agimus Deo, et Patri Domini nostri Jesu Christi semper pro vobis orantes:

4 audientes fidem vestram in Christo Jesu, et dilectionem quam habetis in sanctos omnes

5 propter spem, quæ reposita est vobis in cælis: quam audistis in verbo veritatis Evangelii:

6 quod pervenit ad vos, sicut et in universo mundo est, et fructificat, et crescit sicut in vobis, ex ea die, qua audistis, et cognovistis gratiam Dei in veritate,

7 sicut didicistis ab Epaphra carissimo conservo nostro, qui est fidelis pro vobis minister Christi Jesu,

8 qui etiam manifestavit nobis dilectionem vestram in spiritu.

9 Ideo et nos ex qua die audivimus, non cessamus pro vobis orantes, et postulantes ut impleamini agnitione voluntatis ejus, in omni sapientia et intellectu spiritali:

10 ut ambuletis digne Deo per omnia placentes: in omni opere bono fructificantes, et crescentes in scientia Dei:

11 in omni virtute confortati secundum potentiam claritatis ejus, in omni patientia et longanimitate cum gaudio,

12 gratias agentes Deo Patri, qui dignos nos fecit in partem sortis sanctorum in lumine:

13 qui eripuit nos de potestate tenebrarum, et transtulit in regnum filii dilectionis suæ,

14 in quo habemus redemptionem per sanguinem ejus, remissionem peccatorum:

15 qui est imago Dei invisibilis, primogenitus omnis creaturæ:

16 quoniam in ipso condita sunt universa in cælis, et in terra, visibilia, et invisibilia, sive throni, sive dominationes, sive principatus, sive potestates: omnia per ipsum et in ipso creata sunt:

17 et ipse est ante omnes, et omnia in ipso constant.

18 Et ipse est caput corporis Ecclesiæ, qui est principium, primogenitus ex mortuis: ut sit in omnibus ipse primatum tenens:

19 quia in ipso complacuit, omnem plenitudinem inhabitare:

20 et per eum reconciliare omnia in ipsum, pacificans per sanguinem crucis ejus, sive quæ in terris, sive quæ in cælis sunt.

21 Et vos cum essetis aliquando alienati, et inimici sensu in operibus malis:

22 nunc autem reconciliavit in corpore carnis ejus per mortem, exhibere vos sanctos, et immaculatos, et irreprehensibiles coram ipso:

23 si tamen permanetis in fide fundati, et stabiles, et immobiles a spe Evangelii, quod audistis, quod prædicatum est in universa creatura, quæ sub cælo est, cujus factus sum ego Paulus minister.

24 Qui nunc gaudeo in passionibus pro vobis, et adimpleo ea quæ desunt passionem Christi, in carne mea pro corpore ejus, quod est Ecclesia:

25 cujus factus sum ego minister secundum dispensationem Dei, quæ data est mihi in vos, ut impleam verbum Dei:

26 mysterium, quod absconditum fuit a sæculis, et generationibus, nunc autem manifestatum est sanctis ejus,

27 quibus voluit Deus notas facere divitias gloriæ sacramenti hujus in gentibus, quod est Christus, in vobis spes gloriæ,

28 quem nos annuntiamus, corripientes omnem hominem, et docentes omnem hominem, in omni sapientia, ut exhibeamus omnem hominem perfectum in Christo Jesu:

29 in quo et laboro, certando secundum operationem ejus, quam operatur in me in virtute.