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Colossians 1
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colossians.1.col1Afflictions
ἀνταναπληρῶ τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν θλίψεων
TRANSLATIONINTERPRETATIONlow confidence
What does Paul ‘fill up’ in Christ’s afflictions?
Paul does not call Christ’s reconciling death deficient. He fills up in his own flesh the still-outstanding share of messianic suffering borne for Christ’s body, the assembly.
Why this default
What remains leads because it preserves the striking deficiency language while the surrounding ministry context identifies the lack as suffering still to be borne for the body, not a defect in Christ’s reconciling death.
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Project defaultwhat remains of Christ’s afflictions
Project default · remaining suffering, not deficient atonement
Alternativemy share of the Messiah’s sufferings
Responsible alternative · participatory share explicit
Alternativecomplete in my flesh the still-outstanding messianic afflictions
Corporate suffering and remaining measure foregrounded
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