Colossians 2:6

Colossians 2:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
• New International Version (NIV)So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,
• New King James Version (NKJV)As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,

Context of Colossians 2:6

4I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with arguments that sound reasonable. 5For I may be absent in body, but I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see how well ordered you are and the strength of your faith in Christ. So then, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him, 7being rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with gratitude. 8Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elements of the world, rather than Christ.

Colossians 2:6 word by word

Ὡς οὖν παρελάβετε τὸν Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν τὸν κύριον, ἐν αὐτῷ περιπατεῖτεRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• ye haveπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• Christὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• walk yeπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Colossians 2:6

• Matthew 10:40“The one who welcomes you welcomes me, and the one who welcomes me welcomes him who sent me.
• John 1:12But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name,
• John 13:20Truly I tell you, whoever receives anyone I send receives me, and the one who receives me receives him who sent me.”
• 1 Corinthians 1:30It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us — our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption —
• Hebrews 3:14For we have become participants in Christ if we hold firmly until the end the reality that we had at the start.
• 1 John 5:11And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
• 2 John 1:8Watch yourselves so that you don’t lose what we have worked for, but that you may receive a full reward.
• Jude 1:3Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.
• Colossians 3:17And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
• Isaiah 2:5House of Jacob, come and let’s walk in the Lord’s light.
• Micah 4:2and many nations will come and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about his ways so we may walk in his paths.” For instruction will go out of Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
• John 14:6Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• 2 Corinthians 5:7For we walk by faith, not by sight.
• Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
• Ephesians 4:1Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received,
• Ephesians 5:1Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children,

Commentaries on Colossians 2:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus - Many persons lay a certain stress on the words as and so, and make various fine heads of discourses from them; viz. As ye received Christ in a spirit of humility, so walk in him; as ye received him in a spirit of faith, so walk in him, etc., etc. This may be all proper in itself; but nothing of the kind was intended by the apostle. His meaning is simply this: Seeing ye have embraced the doctrine of Christ…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord - Have received him by faith as your Saviour, or as you were instructed respecting his rank, character, and work. The object here is to induce them not to swerve from the views which they had of Christ when he was made known to them. They had at first probably received their ideas of the Saviour from the apostle himself (see the Introduction); and, at any rate, the apostle designs to assure them that the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-15Paul urges the Colossians to stay strong in their faith in Christ, despite the tempting arguments of the false teachers. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form. Christ alone makes them complete.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. "As therefore ye received (once for all; the aorist tense; from Epaphras) Jesus the Christ as your Lord (compare 1Co 12:3; 2Co 4:5; Php 3:8), so walk in Him." He says not merely, "Ye received" the doctrine of Christ, but "Jesus" Himself; this is the essence of faith (Joh 14:21, 23; Ga 1:16). Ye have received once for all the Spirit of life in Christ; carry into practice that life in your walk (Ga 5:25). This is the main scope of the Epistle.Read the comment

Topics related to Colossians 2:6

• Commandments
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Commentaries on Colossians 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings