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22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,
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But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—
23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
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if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
24 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, that is, the church,
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Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.
25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
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I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness—
26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.
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the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people.
27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
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To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
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He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.
29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
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To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.
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