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- Colossians
- Chapter 1
- Verse 25
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
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Gill's Exposition
Whereof I am made a minister,.... Not of Christ, or of the Gospel as before, though both were true; but of the churches for whose sake he endured afflictions; and which carries in it a reason of his…
Barnes' Notes
According to the dispensation of God - The arrangement which God has made. That is, he designed that the gospel should be preached to the Gentiles, and, in accordance with that arrangement, he has…
Adam Clarke
Whereof I am made a minister - Having received especial commission from God to preach salvation to the Gentiles.
According to the dispensation - Κατα την οικονομιαν· According to the Gospel economy or…
Here is a summary of the doctrine of the gospel concerning the great work of our redemption by Christ. It comes in here not as the matter of a sermon, but as the matter of a thanksgiving; for our…
Cambridge Bible
whereof That is, of the Church; on behalf of it, serving its holy interests.
according to His "ministry" was conditionedand guidedby the terms of "the dispensation" just about to be mentioned.
the…
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