Colossians 2
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Colossians 2:2-10

2that their 1heartsG2588 may be encouragedG3870, having been 2knitG4822 togetherG4822 in loveG26, and attaining to allG3956 3the wealthG4149 4that comes from the fullG4136 assuranceG4136 of understandingG4907, resulting in a 5trueG1922 knowledgeG1922 of 6God’sG2316 mysteryG3466, that is, ChristG5547 Himself, 3in whomG3739 are hiddenG614 allG3956 7the treasuresG2344 of wisdomG4678 and knowledgeG1108. 48I sayG3004 thisG3778 soG2443 that noG3367 oneG3367 will deludeG3884 you with 9persuasiveG4086 argumentG4086. 5For evenG2532 thoughG1487 I amG548 10absentG548 in bodyG4561, neverthelessG235 I amG1510 with you in spiritG4151, rejoicingG5463 11to seeG991 12your 13goodG5010 disciplineG5010 and the 14stabilityG4733 of your faithG4102 in ChristG5547.

6ThereforeG3767 as you have receivedG3880 15ChristG5547 JesusG2424 the LordG2962, so 1617walkG4043 in Him, 7having been firmlyG4492 18rootedG4492 and now being 19builtG2026 up in Him and 20establishedG950 21in your faithG4102, justG2531 as you 22were instructedG1321, and overflowingG4052 23with gratitudeG2169.

824SeeG991 to it that noG3361 oneG5100 takesG4812 you captiveG4812 throughG1223 25philosophyG5385 and emptyG2756 deceptionG539, accordingG2596 to the traditionG3862 of menG444, accordingG2596 to the 26elementaryG4747 principlesG4747 of the worldG2889, 27ratherG3756 thanG2532G3756 accordingG2596 to ChristG5547. 9For in Him allG3956 the 28fullnessG4138 of DeityG2320 dwellsG2730 in bodilyG4985 formG4985, 10and in Him you have beenG1510 29madeG4137 30completeG4137, and 31He is the headG2776 32over allG3956 33ruleG746 and authorityG1849;

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Notes

  1. 1. Colossians 2:2 1 Cor 14:31; Eph 6:22; Col 4:8 ↩
  2. 2. Colossians 2:2 Col 2:19 ↩
  3. 3. Colossians 2:2 Eph 1:7, 18; 3:16 ↩
  4. 4. Colossians 2:2 Lit of the full assurance ↩
  5. 5. Colossians 2:2 Matt 13:11 ↩
  6. 6. Colossians 2:2 Rom 16:25f; Eph 3:3f; Col 1:26; 4:3 ↩
  7. 7. Colossians 2:3 Is 11:2; Rom 11:33 ↩
  8. 8. Colossians 2:4 Eph 4:17 ↩
  9. 9. Colossians 2:4 Rom 16:18 ↩
  10. 10. Colossians 2:5 1 Cor 5:3 ↩
  11. 11. Colossians 2:5 Lit and seeing ↩
  12. 12. Colossians 2:5 Or your good order ↩
  13. 13. Colossians 2:5 1 Cor 14:40 ↩
  14. 14. Colossians 2:5 1 Pet 5:9 ↩
  15. 15. Colossians 2:6 Gal 3:26 ↩
  16. 16. Colossians 2:6 Or lead your life ↩
  17. 17. Colossians 2:6 Col 1:10 ↩
  18. 18. Colossians 2:7 Eph 3:17 ↩
  19. 19. Colossians 2:7 1 Cor 3:9; Eph 2:20 ↩
  20. 20. Colossians 2:7 1 Cor 1:8 ↩
  21. 21. Colossians 2:7 Or by ↩
  22. 22. Colossians 2:7 Eph 4:21 ↩
  23. 23. Colossians 2:7 One early ms reads in it with ↩
  24. 24. Colossians 2:8 1 Cor 8:9; 10:12; Gal 5:15; Heb 3:12 ↩
  25. 25. Colossians 2:8 Eph 5:6; Col 2:23; 1 Tim 6:20 ↩
  26. 26. Colossians 2:8 Gal 4:3; Col 2:20 ↩
  27. 27. Colossians 2:8 Lit and not ↩
  28. 28. Colossians 2:9 2 Cor 5:19; Col 1:19 ↩
  29. 29. Colossians 2:10 Eph 3:19 ↩
  30. 30. Colossians 2:10 Lit full ↩
  31. 31. Colossians 2:10 Eph 1:21f ↩
  32. 32. Colossians 2:10 Lit of ↩
  33. 33. Colossians 2:10 1 Cor 15:24; Eph 3:10; Col 2:15 ↩

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