Pentecost Season · Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C
Colossians 1:24-28
Christ in You, the Hope of Glory
July 23, 2028
Overview & Insights
"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" (Colossians 1:27).
Paul describes his sufferings as a share in completing Christ's afflictions for the sake of the church, and names his ministry as making known the long-hidden mystery of Christ among the Gentiles. The passage sits inside Paul's larger hymn to Christ's supremacy earlier in the chapter.
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Commentary
Colossians 1 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Covers Paul's sufferings and the mystery of Christ in you verse by verse.
Colossians 1:15-28 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Sets Paul's account of his suffering within the chapter's larger hymn to Christ's supremacy.
Colossians 1:24-25 Commentary Precept Austin
Gives a word-by-word study of Paul's claim to be filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions.
Colossians 1:24 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentators on Paul's language of suffering for the church.
Colossians 1 StudyLight
Offers Barnes's explanation of the mystery hidden for ages and now revealed.
Background & Word Study
Colossians 1:24 Interlinear BibleHub
Shows the Greek text word by word for Paul's statement on suffering and the church.
Colossians Enter the Bible
Provides a Luther Seminary introduction to the letter's themes and setting.
Book of Colossians Summary BibleProject
Gives an animated overview of the letter's literary design and central argument.
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