Colossians 1:29 - Compare All Versions

To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.

For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

That’s why I work and struggle so hard, depending on Christ’s mighty power that works within me.

I labor for this, striving  with his strength that works powerfully in me.

whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.

This mystery has been kept in the dark for a long time, but now it’s out in the open. God wanted everyone, not just Jews, to know this rich and glorious secret inside and out, regardless of their background, regardless of their religious standing. The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, so therefore you can look forward to sharing in God’s glory. It’s that simple. That is the substance of our Message. We preach Christ, warning people not to add to the Message. We teach in a spirit of profound common sense so that we can bring each person to maturity. To be mature is to be basic. Christ! No more, no less. That’s what I’m working so hard at day after day, year after year, doing my best with the energy God so generously gives me.

For this purpose I also labor, striving according to His power which works mightily within me.

For this I labor [often to the point of exhaustion], striving with His power and energy, which so greatly works within me.

Toward this goal I also labor, struggling according to his power that powerfully works in me.