Colossians 1:25 (WEB)
of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you to fulfill the word of God,
Fathers and councils · 3
Theodoret of Cyrus
“These holy fathers have taught us not only truths respecting the Divine nature, but also the doctrine of the Incarnation.” — editor's note: οἰκονομία. In classical Greek οἰκονομία is simply the management (α) of a household, (β) of the state. In the N.T. we have it in Luke xvi. for “stewardship,”…
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…sight, but will rise up with Him into the world of thought, and come to know which passages refer to His Nature, and which to His assumption of Human Nature.” — editor's note: The word οἰκονομία is used in four principal senses: (a) The ministry of the Gospel, cf. Ephes. iii. 2; Col. i. 25; etc., and S. Cyril Hieros., has the…
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Clement of Alexandria
“…and generations, which now is manifested to His saints: to whom God wished to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations.”” — editor's note: Col. i. 25–27.
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Parallel passages
Ephesians 3:7 and Colossians 1:25 share the same wording (14 words).