Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Colossians 1:25

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25. am — Greek, "I was made a minister": resuming :- , "whereof I Paul was made a minister." dispensation —the stewardship committed to me to dispense in the house of God, the Church, to the whole family of believers, the goods of my Master ( Luke 12:42 ; 1 Corinthians 4:1 ; 1 Corinthians 4:2 ; 1 Corinthians 9:17 ; Ephesians 3:2 ). which is given — Greek, "which was given." for you —with a view to you, Gentiles ( Colossians 1:27 ; Romans 15:16 ). to fulfil —to bring it fully to all: the end of his stewardship: "fully preached" ( Romans 15:19 ). "The fulness of Christ ( Colossians 1:19 ), and of the times ( Ephesians 1:10 ) required him so to do" [BENGEL]. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-26" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-col-1-004

절 (explains)

bible-text/col-1-25

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological