Colossians 2:4

Colossians 2:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
• New International Version (NIV)I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive words.

Context of Colossians 2:4

2to the end that their hearts may be encouraged, being united together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to [the] full knowledge of the mystery of God; 3in which are hid all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge. And I say this to the end that no one may delude you by persuasive speech. 5For if indeed in the flesh I am absent, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the firmness of your faith in Christ. 6As therefore ye have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in him,

Colossians 2:4 word by word

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Cross-references for Colossians 2:4

• Colossians 2:8See that there be no one who shall lead you away as a prey through philosophy and vain deceit, according to the teaching of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ.
• Matthew 24:4And Jesus answering said to them, See that no one mislead you.
• Mark 13:22For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
• Acts 20:30and from among your own selves shall rise up men speaking perverted things to draw away the disciples after them.
• Romans 16:18For such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
• 2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craft, [so] your thoughts should be corrupted from simplicity as to the Christ.
• Galatians 2:4and [it was] on account of the false brethren brought in surreptitiously, who came in surreptitiously to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage;
• Ephesians 4:14in order that we may be no longer babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of that teaching [which is] in the sleight of men, in unprincipled cunning with a view to systematized error;
• Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with vain words, for on account of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,
• 1 Timothy 4:1But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons
• 2 Timothy 2:16But profane, vain babblings shun, for they will advance to greater impiety,
• 2 Timothy 3:13But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led astray.
• 1 Peter 2:1Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,
• 1 John 2:18Little children, it is [the] last hour, and, according as ye have heard that antichrist comes, even now there have come many antichrists, whence we know that it is [the] last hour.
• 1 John 4:1Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, if they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Commentaries on Colossians 2:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Lest any man should beguile you - The word means to deceive by sophistry or subtle reasoning, in which all the conclusions appear to be fairly drawn from the premises, but the premises are either assumed without evidence, or false in themselves; but this not being easily discovered, the unthinking or unwary are carried away by the conclusions which are drawn from these premises. And this result is clearly intimated by the term , enticing words, plausible…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And this I say - Respecting the character and sufficiency of the truth revealed in Christ. Lest any man should beguile you - Deceive you, lead you away from the truth. With enticing words - Artful words, smooth and plausible arguments; such as were employed by the Greek sophists and rhetoricians.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Paul wants to build a stronger relationship with the Colossians, even though he has not met them. He also aims to correct false teachings that threaten their Christian community. Laodicea was 10 miles northwest of Colossae.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. And--"Now." Compare with "lest any man," &c. Col 2:8, 16, 18. He refers to the blending of Judaism with Oriental philosophy, and the combination of this mixture with Christianity. enticing words--plausible as wearing the guise of wisdom and humility (Col 2:18, 23).Read the comment

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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