Colossians 2
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Colossians 2:1-10

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;

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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 ↩

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