Colossians 1 Footnotes
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1:20 This passage does not teach universalism (all will be saved) but instead points forward to Messiah’s quelling all rebellion, bringing lasting peace to the universe. The reconciliation here entails a pacification of evil powers (as 2:15 makes clear).
1:24 This verse does not imply a deficiency in Christ’s atoning sacrifice on the cross. Behind it stands a Jewish and early Christian conviction of a predetermined amount of suffering to be endured by God’s people before the consummation of the age (see Rv 6:9-11). Paul saw his suffering on behalf of Christ as contributing to the sum total.