throughout the world (see above)—Paul suffers personally and physically. He literally embodies the task of global gospel proclamation and the sufferings it brings. Paul appears to engage a play on words, speaking of his own flesh with reference to the body of Christ. The suffering of which he partook in his flesh is in service to Christ’s body, the church. μου. Possessive genitive. ὑπὲρ τοῦ σώματος. Advantage. αὐτοῦ. Possessive genitive. ὅ. Nominative subject of ἐστιν. ἐστιν. Pres act ind