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Source language
Original Greek   
ἧς ἐγενόμην ἐγὼ διάκονος κατὰ τὴν οἰκονομίαν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι εἰς ὑμᾶς πληρῶσαι τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ,
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
es egenomen ego diakonos kata ten oikonomian tou theou ten dotheisan moi eis umas plerosai ton logon tou theou,

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
cuius factus sum ego minister secundum dispensationem Dei quae data est mihi in vos ut impleam verbum Dei

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Of which I am made a minister, according to the commission of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
Authorized (King James) Version   
whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
New King James Version   
of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,
21st Century King James Version   
of which I am made a minister according to the dispensation of God, which is given to me for you, to fulfill the Word of God—

Other translations
American Standard Version   
whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, to fulfil the word of God,
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
Of which I am a Minister, according to the administration of God which is given to me among you, that I would fulfill the word of God,
Darby Bible Translation   
of which I became minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given me towards you to complete the word of God,
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Whereof I am made a minister according to the dispensation of God, which is given me towards you, that I may fulfil the word of God:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, to fulfill the word of God,
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
God's Word   
I became a servant of the church when God gave me the work of telling you his entire message.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
I have become its servant, according to God's administration that was given to me for you, to make God's message fully known,
International Standard Version   
I became its servant as God commissioned me to work for you, so that I may complete my ministry of the word of God.
NET Bible   
I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God--given to me for you--in order to complete the word of God,
New American Standard Bible   
Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,
New International Version   
I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness--
New Living Translation   
God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Of which I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;
Weymouth New Testament   
I have been appointed to serve the Church in the position of responsibility entrusted to me by God for your benefit, so that I may fully deliver God's Message--
The World English Bible   
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,
EasyEnglish Bible   
I have become God's servant, so that I can help the church. God chose me to do that. He chose me to explain his message to you completely.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
of which I -- I did become a ministrant according to the dispensation of God, that was given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God,
New Life Version   
I became a preacher in His church for your good. In the plan of God I am to preach the Good News.
Revised Geneva Translation   
and whereof I am a minister) according to the dispensation of God which has been given me toward you to fulfill the word of God;
The Voice Bible   
I am a servant appointed by God to preach the Word of God until it is known to you and all over—what I am talking about is nothing less than
Living Bible   
God has sent me to help his Church and to tell his secret plan to you Gentiles.
New Catholic Bible   
I was made a minister of that Church, with the commission given to me by God to make fully known to you the word of God,
Legacy Standard Bible   
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,
Jubilee Bible 2000   
of which I am made a minister by the dispensation of God which is given to me in you, to fulfil the word of God,
Christian Standard Bible   
I have become its servant, according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
Amplified Bible © 1954   
In it I became a minister in accordance with the divine stewardship which was entrusted to me for you [as its object and for your benefit], to make the Word of God fully known [among you]—
New Century Version   
I became a servant of the church because God gave me a special work to do that helps you, and that work is to tell fully the message of God.
The Message   
I want you to know how glad I am that it’s me sitting here in this jail and not you. There’s a lot of suffering to be entered into in this world—the kind of suffering Christ takes on. I welcome the chance to take my share in the church’s part of that suffering. When I became a servant in this church, I experienced this suffering as a sheer gift, God’s way of helping me serve you, laying out the whole truth.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
I became a minister of the church for your benefit when God gave me the task of fully proclaiming the word of God,
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for your benefit, to make the word of God fully known,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
I became its servant according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
New Matthew Bible   
I am made a minister thereof according to the ordinance of God, which ordinance was given to me for you, in order to fulfil the word of God,
Good News Translation®   
And I have been made a servant of the church by God, who gave me this task to perform for your good. It is the task of fully proclaiming his message,
Wycliffe Bible   
Of which I Paul am made [a] minister by the dispensation of God, that is given to me in you, that I fill the word of God,
New Testament for Everyone   
I became the church’s servant, according to the terms laid down by God when he gave me my commission on your behalf, the commission to fulfill God’s word.
Contemporary English Version   
God's plan was to make me a servant of his church and to send me to preach his complete message to you.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
of which I became a minister according to the divine office which was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
I myself have been made a minister of this same Gospel, and though it is true at this moment that I am suffering on behalf of you who have heard the Gospel, yet I am far from sorry about it. Indeed, I am glad, because it gives me a chance to complete in my own sufferings something of the untold pains for which Christ suffers on behalf of his body, the Church. For I am a minister of the Church by divine commission, a commission granted to me for your benefit and for a special purpose: that I might fully declare God’s word—that sacred mystery which up to now has been hidden in every age and every generation, but which is now as clear as daylight to those who love God. They are those to whom God has planned to give a vision of the full wonder and splendour of his secret plan for the sons of men. And the secret is simply this: Christ in you! Yes, Christ in you bringing with him the hope of all glorious things to come.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
I became its minister according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
I became its servant according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
Common English Bible © 2011   
I became a servant of the church by God’s commission, which was given to me for you, in order to complete God’s word.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
In this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship which God entrusted to me for your sake, so that I might make the word of God fully known [among you]—
English Standard Version Anglicised   
of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
of which I am a minister in accordance with God’s stewardship given to me to bring to completion for you the word of God,
New American Standard Bible   
I was made a minister of this church according to the commission from God granted to me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,
The Expanded Bible   
I became a ·servant [minister] of the church because God gave me a ·special work to do [stewardship; commission] ·that helps you [L for you], and that work is to ·tell fully [or complete; or preach everywhere; L fulfill] the ·message [word] of God.
Tree of Life Version   
I became its servant according to God’s commission, given to me for you, in order to declare His message in full—
Revised Standard Version   
of which I became a minister according to the divine office which was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
New International Reader's Version   
I serve the church. God appointed me to bring the complete word of God to you.
BRG Bible   
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
Complete Jewish Bible   
I became a servant of the Good News because God gave me this work to do for your benefit. The work is to make fully known the message from God,
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
God gave me work to do for the church people so that you might know all of God's message.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
I became its servant according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Of which I became a keli kodesh [1:23] according to the pekudat Hashem (stewardship of G-d, His shlichus commission) which was given to me for you, to carry to shleimut (wholeness, completion) the Dvar Hashem
Names of God Bible   
I became a servant of the church when God gave me the work of telling you his entire message.
Modern English Version   
I have been made a servant of it according to the commission of God, which has been given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,
Easy-to-Read Version   
I became a servant of the church because God gave me a special work to do. This work helps you. My work is to tell the complete message of God.
International Children’s Bible   
I became a servant of the church because God gave me a special work to do that helps you. My work is to tell fully the teaching of God.
Lexham English Bible   
of which I became a minister, according to God’s stewardship which was given to me for you, to complete the word of God,
New International Version - UK   
I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness –
Disciples Literal New Testament   
of which I became a minister according-to the stewardship of God having been given to me for you, that I might fulfill the word of God—