Colossians 1:27 (LSB)

Passage

to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Nearby Context

Colossians 1:25 of which I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God given to me for you, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,

Colossians 1:26 that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints,

Colossians 1:27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Colossians 1:28 Him we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.

Colossians 1:29 For this purpose I also labor, striving according to His working, which He works in me in power.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "willed", "make", "known", "riches", "glory", "mystery", "gentiles", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "willed" and "make", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "that is the mystery which has been..." into verse 28's "Him we proclaim admonishing every man and...", so "willed" and "make" belong inside that flow. In Colossians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "willed" and "make" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.