Colossians 1:24

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:

📖 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

• 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.

• 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:

• 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 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share in the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
• Rom 5:3 : 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces patience;
• 2 Cor 7:4 : 4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my boasting of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation.
• Eph 3:13 : 13 Therefore I ask that you not faint at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
• Phil 3:10 : 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death;
• Col 1:18 : 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
• Jas 1:2 : 2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into various trials;
• 2 Cor 1:5-8 : 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. 6 And if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer; or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 7 And our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so shall you be also of the consolation. 8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed beyond measure, above strength, so much that we despaired even of life.
• Matt 5:11-12 : 11 Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
• Acts 5:41 : 41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
• 2 Cor 4:8-9 : 8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 10 Always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also might be made manifest in our body. 11 For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus also might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. 12 So then, death works in us, but life in you.
• 2 Cor 11:23-27 : 23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. 24 From the Jews five times I received forty lashes minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have been in the deep; 26 In journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils from my own countrymen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; 27 In weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
• 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 for you Gentiles,
• 2 Tim 2:9-9 : 9 For which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained. 10 Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
• Phil 2:17-18 : 17 Yes, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all. 18 For the same reason, you also should rejoice and rejoice with me.