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Colossians 2

You Are Built Up in Christ

1For I wantG2309 you to knowG3609 howG2245 greatG2245 a 1struggleG73 I haveG2192 on your behalfG5228 and for thoseG3588 whoG3588 are at 2LaodiceaG2993, and for allG3745 those whoG3745 have not 3personallyG4561 seenG3708 my faceG4383, 2that their 4heartsG2588 may be encouragedG3870, having been 5knitG4822 togetherG4822 in loveG26, and attaining to allG3956 6the wealthG4149 7that comes from the fullG4136 assuranceG4136 of understandingG4907, resulting in a 8trueG1922 knowledgeG1922 of 9God’sG2316 mysteryG3466, that is, ChristG5547 Himself, 3in whomG3739 are hiddenG614 allG3956 10the treasuresG2344 of wisdomG4678 and knowledgeG1108. 411I sayG3004 thisG3778 soG2443 that noG3367 oneG3367 will deludeG3884 you with 12persuasiveG4086 argumentG4086. 5For evenG2532 thoughG1487 I amG548 13absentG548 in bodyG4561, neverthelessG235 I amG1510 with you in spiritG4151, rejoicingG5463 14to seeG991 15your 16goodG5010 disciplineG5010 and the 17stabilityG4733 of your faithG4102 in ChristG5547.

6ThereforeG3767 as you have receivedG3880 18ChristG5547 JesusG2424 the LordG2962, so 1920walkG4043 in Him, 7having been firmlyG4492 21rootedG4492 and now being 22builtG2026 up in Him and 23establishedG950 24in your faithG4102, justG2531 as you 25were instructedG1321, and overflowingG4052 26with gratitudeG2169.

827SeeG991 to it that noG3361 oneG5100 takesG4812 you captiveG4812 throughG1223 28philosophyG5385 and emptyG2756 deceptionG539, accordingG2596 to the traditionG3862 of menG444, accordingG2596 to the 29elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 30ratherG3756 thanG2532G3756 accordingG2596 to ChristG5547. 9For in Him allG3956 the 31fullnessG4138 of DeityG2320 dwellsG2730 in bodilyG4985 formG4985, 10and in Him you have beenG1510 32madeG4137 33completeG4137, and 34He is the headG2776 35over allG3956 36ruleG746 and authorityG1849; 11and in Him 37you were alsoG2532 circumcisedG4059 with a circumcisionG4061 madeG886 withoutG886 handsG886, in the removalG555 of 38the bodyG4983 of the fleshG4561 by the circumcisionG4061 of ChristG5547; 12having been 39buriedG4916 with Him in baptismG908, in whichG3739 you were alsoG2532 40raisedG4891 up with Him throughG1223 faithG4102 in the workingG1753 of GodG2316, who 41raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498. 13When you were 42deadG3498 43in your transgressionsG3900 and the uncircumcisionG203 of your fleshG4561, He 44madeG4806 you aliveG4806 togetherG4806 with Him, having forgivenG5483 us allG3956 our transgressionsG3900, 14having canceledG1813 out 45the certificateG5498 of debtG5498 consisting of decreesG1378 againstG2596 us, whichG3739 was hostileG5227 to us; and 46He has takenG142 it out of the wayG3319, having nailedG4338 it to the crossG4716. 15When He had 4748disarmedG554 the 49rulersG746 and authoritiesG1849, He 50madeG1165 a publicG3954 displayG1165 of them, having 51triumphedG2358 overG2358 them throughG1722 52Him.

16ThereforeG3767 noG3361 oneG5100 is to 5354actG2919 as your judgeG2919 in regard to 55foodG1035 orG2532 56drinkG4213 orG2228 in respectG3313 to a 57festivalG1859 orG2228 a 58newG3501 moonG3501 orG2228 a 59SabbathG4521 60day-- 17things whichG3739 are 61a mere shadowG4639 of what is to comeG3195; but the 62substanceG4983 63belongs to ChristG5547. 18Let noG3367 oneG3367 keep 6465defraudingG2603 you of your prizeG2603 by 66delightingG2309 in 67self-abasementG5012 and the worshipG2356 of the angelsG32, 68takingG1687 his standG1687 on visions he has seenG3708, 6970inflatedG5448 withoutG1500 causeG1500 by his 71fleshlyG4561 mindG3563, 19and not holdingG2902 fastG2902 to 72the headG2776, from whomG3739 73the entireG3956 bodyG4983, being suppliedG2023 and heldG4822 togetherG4822 by the jointsG860 and 74ligamentsG4886, growsG837 with a growthG838 75which is from GodG2316.

2076IfG1487 you have diedG599 with ChristG5547 77to the 78elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 79whyG5101, as ifG5613 you were livingG2198 in the worldG2889, do you submitG1379 yourself to 80decreesG1379, such as, 21“Do not handleG681, do not tasteG1089, do not touchG2345!” 22(whichG3739 allG3956 refer 81to things destined to perishG5356 82with useG671)--in accordanceG2596 with the 83commandmentsG1778 and teachingsG1319 of menG444? 23TheseG3748 are mattersG3056 whichG3748 haveG2192, to be sureG3303, the 84appearanceG3056 of wisdomG4678 in 8586self-madeG1479 religionG1479 and self-abasementG5012 and 87severeG857 treatmentG857 of the bodyG4983, but are of noG3756G5100 valueG5092 againstG4314 88fleshlyG4561 indulgenceG4140.

Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 2:1 Col 1:29; 4:12 ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 2:1 Col 4:13, 15f; Rev 1:11 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 2:1 Lit in the flesh ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 2:2 1 Cor 14:31; Eph 6:22; Col 4:8 ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 2:2 Col 2:19 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 2:2 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 2:2 Lit of the full assurance ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 2:2 Matt 13:11 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 2:2 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 1:26; 4:3 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 2:3 Is 11:2; Rom 11:33 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 2:4 Eph 4:17 ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 2:4 Rom 16:18 ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 2:5 1 Cor 5:3 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 2:5 Lit and seeing ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 2:5 Or your good order ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 2:5 1 Cor 14:40 ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 2:5 1 Pet 5:9 ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 2:6 Gal 3:26 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 2:6 Or lead your life ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 2:6 Col 1:10 ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 2:7 Eph 3:17 ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 2:7 1 Cor 3:9; Eph 2:20 ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 2:7 1 Cor 1:8 ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 2:7 Or by ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 2:7 Eph 4:21 ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 2:7 One early ms reads in it with ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 2:8 1 Cor 8:9; 10:12; Gal 5:15; Heb 3:12 ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 2:8 Eph 5:6; Col 2:23; 1 Tim 6:20 ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 2:8 Gal 4:3; Col 2:20 ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 2:8 Lit and not ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 2:9 2 Cor 5:19; Col 1:19 ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 2:10 Eph 3:19 ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 2:10 Lit full ↩
  34. 34. Colossians 2:10 Eph 1:21f ↩
  35. 35. Colossians 2:10 Lit of ↩
  36. 36. Colossians 2:10 1 Cor 15:24; Eph 3:10; Col 2:15 ↩
  37. 37. Colossians 2:11 Rom 2:29; Eph 2:11 ↩
  38. 38. Colossians 2:11 Rom 6:6; 7:24; Gal 5:24; Col 3:5 ↩
  39. 39. Colossians 2:12 Rom 6:4f ↩
  40. 40. Colossians 2:12 Rom 6:5; Eph 2:6; Col 2:13; 3:1 ↩
  41. 41. Colossians 2:12 Acts 2:24 ↩
  42. 42. Colossians 2:13 Eph 2:1 ↩
  43. 43. Colossians 2:13 Or by reason of ↩
  44. 44. Colossians 2:13 Eph 2:5; Col 2:12 ↩
  45. 45. Colossians 2:14 Eph 2:15; Col 2:20 ↩
  46. 46. Colossians 2:14 1 Pet 2:24 ↩
  47. 47. Colossians 2:15 Or divested Himself of ↩
  48. 48. Colossians 2:15 Eph 4:8 ↩
  49. 49. Colossians 2:15 John 12:31; 1 Cor 15:24; Eph 3:10; Col 2:10 ↩
  50. 50. Colossians 2:15 Eph 4:8 ↩
  51. 51. Colossians 2:15 2 Cor 2:14 ↩
  52. 52. Colossians 2:15 Or it; i.e. the cross ↩
  53. 53. Colossians 2:16 Lit judge you ↩
  54. 54. Colossians 2:16 Rom 14:3 ↩
  55. 55. Colossians 2:16 Mark 7:19; Rom 14:17; Heb 9:10 ↩
  56. 56. Colossians 2:16 Mark 7:19; Rom 14:17; Heb 9:10 ↩
  57. 57. Colossians 2:16 Lev 23:2; Rom 14:5 ↩
  58. 58. Colossians 2:16 1 Chr 23:31; 2 Chr 31:3; Neh 10:33 ↩
  59. 59. Colossians 2:16 Mark 2:27f; Gal 4:10 ↩
  60. 60. Colossians 2:16 Or days ↩
  61. 61. Colossians 2:17 Heb 8:5; 10:1 ↩
  62. 62. Colossians 2:17 Lit body ↩
  63. 63. Colossians 2:17 Lit of Christ ↩
  64. 64. Colossians 2:18 Or deciding against you ↩
  65. 65. Colossians 2:18 1 Cor 9:24; Phil 3:14 ↩
  66. 66. Colossians 2:18 Col 2:23 ↩
  67. 67. Colossians 2:18 Or humility ↩
  68. 68. Colossians 2:18 Or going into detail about ↩
  69. 69. Colossians 2:18 Or conceited ↩
  70. 70. Colossians 2:18 1 Cor 4:6 ↩
  71. 71. Colossians 2:18 Rom 8:7 ↩
  72. 72. Colossians 2:19 Eph 1:22 ↩
  73. 73. Colossians 2:19 Eph 1:23; 4:16 ↩
  74. 74. Colossians 2:19 Lit bonds ↩
  75. 75. Colossians 2:19 Lit of God ↩
  76. 76. Colossians 2:20 Rom 6:2 ↩
  77. 77. Colossians 2:20 Lit from ↩
  78. 78. Colossians 2:20 Col 2:8 ↩
  79. 79. Colossians 2:20 Gal 4:9 ↩
  80. 80. Colossians 2:20 Col 2:14, 16 ↩
  81. 81. Colossians 2:22 1 Cor 6:13 ↩
  82. 82. Colossians 2:22 Or by being consumed ↩
  83. 83. Colossians 2:22 Is 29:13; Matt 15:9; Titus 1:14 ↩
  84. 84. Colossians 2:23 Lit report; Gr logos ↩
  85. 85. Colossians 2:23 Or would-be religion ↩
  86. 86. Colossians 2:23 Col 2:18 ↩
  87. 87. Colossians 2:23 1 Tim 4:3 ↩
  88. 88. Colossians 2:23 Rom 13:14; 1 Tim 4:8 ↩

Commentaries on Colossians 2

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