Colossians 1:25

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

of which I -- I did become a ministrant according to the dispensation of God, that was given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God,

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 3:2 : 2 if, indeed, ye did hear of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me in regard to you,
  • Col 1:23 : 23 if also ye remain in the faith, being founded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the good news, which ye heard, which was preached in all the creation that `is' under the heaven, of which I became -- I Paul -- a ministrant.
  • 1 Thess 3:2 : 2 and did send Timotheus -- our brother, and a ministrant of God, and our fellow-workman in the good news of the Christ -- to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,
  • 1 Tim 4:6 : 6 These things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which thou didst follow after,
  • 2 Tim 4:2-5 : 2 preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching, 3 for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers -- itching in the hearing, 4 and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside. 5 And thou -- watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,
  • Rom 15:15-19 : 15 and the more boldly I did write to you, brethren, in part, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me by God, 16 for my being a servant of Jesus Christ to the nations, acting as priest in the good news of God, that the offering up of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 I have, then, a boasting in Christ Jesus, in the things pertaining to God, 18 for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed, 19 in power of signs and wonders, in power of the Spirit of God; so that I, from Jerusalem, and in a circle as far as Illyricum, have fully preached the good news of the Christ;
  • Gal 2:7-8 : 7 but, on the contrary, having seen that I have been entrusted with the good news of the uncircumcision, as Peter with `that' of the circumcision, 8 for He who did work with Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, did work also in me in regard to the nations,
  • 1 Cor 9:17 : 17 for if willing I do this, I have a reward; and if unwillingly -- with a stewardship I have been entrusted!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eph 3:1-4
    4 verses
    82%

    1 For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you the nations,

    2 if, indeed, ye did hear of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me in regard to you,

    3 that by revelation He made known to me the secret, according as I wrote before in few `words' --

    4 in regard to which ye are able, reading `it', to understand my knowledge in the secret of the Christ,

  • Eph 3:7-9
    3 verses
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    7 of which I became a ministrant, according to the gift of the grace of God that was given to me, according to the working of His power;

    8 to me -- the less than the least of all the saints -- was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news -- the untraceable riches of the Christ,

    9 and to cause all to see what `is' the fellowship of the secret that hath been hid from the ages in God, who the all things did create by Jesus Christ,

  • Col 1:23-24
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    23 if also ye remain in the faith, being founded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the good news, which ye heard, which was preached in all the creation that `is' under the heaven, of which I became -- I Paul -- a ministrant.

    24 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,

  • 11 to which I was placed a preacher and an apostle, and a teacher of nations,

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    11 according to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.

    12 And I give thanks to him who enabled me -- Christ Jesus our Lord -- that he did reckon me stedfast, having put `me' to the ministration,

  • Rom 15:15-18
    4 verses
    77%

    15 and the more boldly I did write to you, brethren, in part, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me by God,

    16 for my being a servant of Jesus Christ to the nations, acting as priest in the good news of God, that the offering up of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

    17 I have, then, a boasting in Christ Jesus, in the things pertaining to God,

    18 for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed,

  • Col 1:26-27
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    26 the secret that hath been hid from the ages and from the generations, but now was manifested to his saints,

    27 to whom God did will to make known what `is' the riches of the glory of this secret among the nations -- which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory,

  • Rom 16:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25 And to Him who is able to establish you, according to my good news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the secret, in the times of the ages having been kept silent,

    26 and now having been made manifest, also, through prophetic writings, according to a command of the age-during God, having been made known to all the nations for obedience of faith --

  • 13 whom I did wish to retain to myself, that in thy behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news,

  • Eph 1:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9 having made known to us the secret of His will, according to His good pleasure, that He purposed in Himself,

    10 in regard to the dispensation of the fulness of the times, to bring into one the whole in the Christ, both the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth -- in him;

  • Phil 1:11-13
    3 verses
    74%

    11 being filled with the fruit of righteousness, that `is' through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

    12 And I wish you to know, brethren, that the things concerning me, rather to an advancement of the good news have come,

    13 so that my bonds have become manifest in Christ in the whole praetorium, and to the other places -- all,

  • 17 for if willing I do this, I have a reward; and if unwillingly -- with a stewardship I have been entrusted!

  • Gal 1:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 and when God was well pleased -- having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called `me' through His grace --

    16 to reveal His Son in me, that I might proclaim him good news among the nations, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,

  • 3 (and He manifested in proper times His word,) in preaching, which I was entrusted with, according to a charge of God our Saviour,

  • Eph 6:19-20
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    73%

    19 and in behalf of me, that to me may be given a word in the opening of my mouth, in freedom, to make known the secret of the good news,

    20 for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may speak freely -- as it behoveth me to speak.

  • 30 the same conflict having, such as ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.

  • 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God --

  • 24 but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.

  • 17 delivering thee from the people, and the nations, to whom now I send thee,

  • 15 Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and the love to all the saints,

  • 13 For to you I speak -- to the nations -- inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of nations, my ministration I do glorify;

  • 8 Wherefore, having in Christ much boldness to command thee that which is fit --

  • 1 For, indeed, concerning the ministration that `is' for the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you,

  • 12 unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

  • 29 for which also I labour, striving according to his working that is working in me in power.

  • 12 because the ministration of this service not only is supplying the wants of the saints, but is also abounding through many thanksgivings to God,

  • 7 in regard to which I was set a preacher and apostle -- truth I say in Christ, I do not lie -- a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.

  • 30 and of Him ye -- ye are in Christ Jesus, who became to us from God wisdom, righteousness also, and sanctification, and redemption,

  • 23 which is his body, the fulness of Him who is filling the all in all,

  • 7 as ye also learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant, who is for you a faithful ministrant of the Christ,

  • 18 And the all things `are' of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and did give to us the ministration of the reconciliation,

  • 5 through whom we did receive grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name;

  • 10 and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that `is' towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that `is' with me;