Colossians 1:24-29

(24-29) Here (as in Ephesians 3:0, in the same connection) St. Paul dwells on his own mission to set forth the universal gospel to the Gentiles. In the Ephesian Epistle this declaration is made a direct introduction to practical exhortation (comp. Colossians 4:5, Colossians 4:6); here it leads up to the earnest remonstrance against speculative errors in Colossians 2:0, which precedes a similar practical exhortation. In both cases he dwells on the committal to him of a special dispensation; in both he rejoices in suffering as a means of spiritual influence; in both cases he declares the one object to be the presentation of each man perfect before Christ.