Colossians 1:22-24

English Standard Version

²² he has now reconciled ^(A)in his body of flesh by his death, ^(B)in order to present you holy and blameless and ^(C)above reproach before him, ^23 (D)if indeed you continue in the faith, ^(E)stable and steadfast, not shifting from ^(F)the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed ^(G)in all creation^[a] under heaven, ^(H)and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

Paul's Ministry to the Church

²⁴ Now ^(I)I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh ^(J)I am filling up ^(K)what is lacking in Christ's afflictions ^(L)for the sake of his body, that is, the church,