Colossians 1:24 meaning and explanation
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
Colossians 1:24, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul writes from prison to a church he has not visited, and he speaks of his hardships as something offered for their sake. The phrase about what is lacking in Christ's afflictions has puzzled readers for centuries.
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