New American Standard Bible 2020

Colossians 2:1-5

1For I want you to know how great a 1struggle I have in your behalf and for those who are at 2Laodicea, and for all those who have not 3personally seen my face, 2that their 4hearts may be encouraged, having been 5knit together in love, and that they would attain to all 6the wealth 7that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a 8true knowledge of 9God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself, 3in whom are hidden all 10the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 11I say this so that no one will deceive you with 12persuasive arguments. 5For even though I am 13absent in body, I am nevertheless with you in spirit, rejoicing 14to see 15your 16orderly manner and the 17stability of your faith in Christ.

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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 ↩

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