Colossians 1:24

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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, which is the church.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

Who now chairō in the pathēmasin of me hyper you, and antanaplērō the hysterēmata of the thlipseōn of the Christou in the sarki of me hyper the sōmatos of him, which estin the ekklēsia:

Grammar Details

• *chairō*: present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I rejoice
• *pathēmasin*: dative, neuter, plural - sufferings, sphere
• *hyper*: preposition with genitive - on behalf of
• *antanaplērō*: present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I fill up in turn
• *hysterēmata*: accusative, neuter, plural - lacks, direct object
• *thlipseōn*: genitive, feminine, plural - of afflictions, possessive
• *Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ, possessive
• *sarki*: dative, feminine, singular - flesh, location
• *sōmatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - of body, beneficiary
• *estin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is
• *ekklēsia*: nominative, feminine, singular - church

Word Meanings

• *chairō*: rejoice/am glad
• *pathēmasin*: sufferings/afflictions/hardships
• *hyper*: on behalf of/for the sake of
• *antanaplērō*: fill up in turn/complete in return/supply
• *hysterēmata*: lacks/deficiencies/what is lacking
• *thlipseōn*: afflictions/troubles/distresses
• *sarki*: flesh/physical body/human nature
• *sōmatos*: body/physical form
• *ekklēsia*: church/assembly/congregation

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the church:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Now ioye I in my soferinges which I suffre for you and fulfill that which is behynde of the passions of Christ in my flesshe for his bodies sake which is the congregacion

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now ioye I in my sufferynges, which I suffre for you, and fulfill that which is behynde of the passions of Christ in my flesh, for his bodyes sake, which is the congregacion,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now reioyce I in my suffrings for you, and fulfill the rest of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, for his bodies sake, which is the Church,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Nowe iowe I in my sufferynges for you, and fulfyll that which is behynde of the passions of Christe, in my fleshe, for his bodyes sake, which is ye Church:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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;

• World English Bible (2000)

  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;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body– for the sake of his body, the church– what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Tim 1:8 : 8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join with me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
• Rom 5:3 : 3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance.
• 2 Cor 7:4 : 4 I have great confidence in you; I take great pride in you. I am filled with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in all our afflictions.
• Eph 3:13 : 13 Therefore, I ask you not to lose heart over my sufferings for you, which are for your glory.
• Phil 3:10 : 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
• Col 1:18 : 18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.
• Jas 1:2 : 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of various kinds,
• 2 Cor 1:5-8 : 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. 6 If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces patient endurance of the same sufferings we also endure. 7 And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you share in our sufferings, you also share in our comfort. 8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of the trouble we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.
• Matt 5:11-12 : 11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
• Acts 5:41 : 41 So they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy to suffer disgrace for the name.
• 2 Cor 4:8-9 : 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal bodies. 12 So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
• 2 Cor 11:23-27 : 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more so: in labors more abundant, in stripes beyond measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. 24 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked; I spent a night and a day in the open sea. 26 I have been constantly on the move: in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own people, in dangers from Gentiles; in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, and in dangers among false believers. 27 I have labored and toiled and often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked.
• Eph 1:23 : 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
• Eph 3:1 : 1 For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,
• 2 Tim 2:9-9 : 9 For this gospel I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained. 10 For this reason, I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus, along with eternal glory.
• Phil 2:17-18 : 17 But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. 18 In the same way, you also should be glad and rejoice with me.