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of whichἧςIἐγὼbecameἐγενόμηνa servantδιάκονοςaccording toκατὰthe administrationτὴν οἰκονομίανof Godτοῦ θεοῦthat was givenτὴν δοθεῖσάνto meμοιforεἰςyou,ὑμᾶςto fulfillπληρῶσαιthe wordτὸν λόγονof God,τοῦ θεοῦ
Colossians 1:25
Study it in the app“of which I became a servant according to the administration of God that was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,”
With the Greek beneath
Colossians 1:25, word by word
- becameἐγενόμηνegenomēn
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “egenomēn” appears- a servantδιάκονοςdiakonos
minister
One who serves God in his work, also a deacon.
Where else “diakonos” appears- the administrationοἰκονομίανoikonomian
stewardship
The plan by which God directs things, and the task he entrusts.
Where else “oikonomian” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- that was givenδοθεῖσάνdotheisan
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dotheisan” appears- to fulfillπληρῶσαιplērōsai
complete
To carry something through to its end, with nothing lacking.
Where else “plērōsai” appears- the wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears
The context
24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking of the afflictions of the Messiah for the sake of his body, which is the assembly,
25 · This verse (above)
26the mystery that has been hidden from the ages and from the generations, but now has been made manifest to his saints,