Now I rejoice (νυν χαιρομεν). This is not a new note for Paul. See him in jail in Philippi (Acts 16:25) and in [Refere…

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you. This means for you as a part of the Gentile world. It was not for the Colossians alone; he regar…

Who now rejoice.—In the true reading of the original there is no relative pronoun. The sentence starts with emphatic abruptness, “…

And be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which you have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven, whereo…

The interpretation of this verse is much disputed, but the general sense of it is clear. In it the apostle teaches that the sufferings he endured i…

I now rejoice. He has previously claimed authority for himself based on his calling. Now, however, he guards against the honor of his apos…

Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you
The apostle, as soon as he had made mention of his being a minister of the …

Both the sufferings of the Head and of the members are called the sufferings of Christ, and make up, as it were, one body of sufferings. But He suf…

After Paul commended Christ in relation to God, to all creation, to the entire Church, and to the Colo ians themselves, he now commends Christ in r…