New American Standard Bible 1995
Colossians 2:1-5
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.
Notes
- 1. Colossians 2:1 Col 1:29; 4:12 ↩
- 2. Colossians 2:1 Col 4:13, 15f; Rev 1:11 ↩
- 3. Colossians 2:1 Lit in the flesh ↩
- 4. Colossians 2:2 1 Cor 14:31; Eph 6:22; Col 4:8 ↩
- 5. Colossians 2:2 Col 2:19 ↩
- 6. Colossians 2:2 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
- 7. Colossians 2:2 Lit of the full assurance ↩
- 8. Colossians 2:2 Matt 13:11 ↩
- 9. Colossians 2:2 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 1:26; 4:3 ↩
- 10. Colossians 2:3 Is 11:2; Rom 11:33 ↩
- 11. Colossians 2:4 Eph 4:17 ↩
- 12. Colossians 2:4 Rom 16:18 ↩
- 13. Colossians 2:5 1 Cor 5:3 ↩
- 14. Colossians 2:5 Lit and seeing ↩
- 15. Colossians 2:5 Or your good order ↩
- 16. Colossians 2:5 1 Cor 14:40 ↩
- 17. Colossians 2:5 1 Pet 5:9 ↩
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
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