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Divine Power, Human Effort
Commentators consistently highlight the paradox in Paul's ministry. He uses words like 'labor' and 'striving' (from the Greek for an athlete's agonizing effort), signifying intense personal exertion. However, this effort is entirely dependent on and fueled 'according to his [God's] working.' This teaches that Christian service involves our full, strenuous effort, which is paradoxically energized by God's mighty power, not our own.
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Colossians
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Albert Barnes
On Colossians 1:29
18th Century
Theologian
Whereunto I also labour. (See Barnes on 1 Corinthians 15:10).
Striving. (Greek: agonizing). He taxed …
AT Robertson
On Colossians 1:29
Whereunto (εις ο). That is "to present every man perfect in Christ."
I labour also (κα κοπιω). Late verb κ…
Charles Ellicott
On Colossians 1:29
19th Century
Bishop
To this end I also labour.—In this verse St. Paul passes from the plural to the singular, evidently in preparation for th…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Colossians 1:28–29
19th Century
Preacher
Warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: whereunto I also labour, strivi…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Colossians 1:29
Paul gave himself unstintingly to accomplishing this end. “Struggling” (GK 76) is a term from the athletic arena, signifying intense exertion. This…
John Calvin
On Colossians 1:29
16th Century
Theologian
For which thing. He enhances, by two circumstances, the glory of his apostleship and of his doctrine. In the first place, he ment…
John Gill
On Colossians 1:29
17th Century
Pastor
Whereunto I also labour
In the word and doctrine, by preaching Christ, warning sinners of their danger, teaching the…
Matthew Henry
On Colossians 1:24–29
17th Century
Minister
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…